RT Book
T1 Islamic ecumenism in the 20th century: the Azhar and Shiism between rapprochement and restraint
T2 Social, economic and political studies of the Middle East
JF Social, economic and political studies of the Middle East
A1 Brunner, Rainer 1964-
A2 Greenman, Joseph
LA English
PP Leiden u.a.
PB Brill
YR 2004
ED Rev. and upd. ed.
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/396276776
AB The present volume describes the various phases of the inner-Islamic ecumenical dialogue in the 20th century between Sunnis and Shiites, the short-lived periods of success it achieved, but also the fierce mutual polemics it inevitably engendered. The examination focuses on the role of the Cairene Azhar University as the most important representative of Sunni Islam and its relations with Shiite scholars. Particular importance is attached to the interdependency of theological arguments and the political motivations of the interlocutors, and especially to the significance of Islamic ecumenism for Egyptian foreign policy in the 1950s. Although the main part of the study is confined to the time before 1979, in an epilogue the course of events is followed until most recent developments.
NO Includes bibliographical references and index
CN BP60
SN 90-04-12548-5
K1 Jāmiʿat al-Azhar
K1 Sunnites : Relations : Shīʿah
K1 Shīʿah : Relations : Sunnites
K1 Shīʿah : History : 20th century
K1 Islam : 20th century
K1 Hochschulschrift