A closer look at the nineteenth- and twentieth-century Western obsession with the medieval Muslim theological obsession with anthropomorphism
Anthropomorphism is a topic that has attracted much attention from both medieval Muslim theologians and modern Western scholars. By examining the development of the medieval Muslim Rationalist-Traditionalist discourse surrounding this issue, and Western academic discussions of that discourse, I shal...
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| Format: | Print Article |
| Language: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2006
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| In: |
Islam and Christian-Muslim relations
Year: 2006, Volume: 17, Issue: 4, Pages: 387-401 |
| Further subjects: | B
Dialogue
B Existence of God B Islam B Christianity B question of God |
| Summary: | Anthropomorphism is a topic that has attracted much attention from both medieval Muslim theologians and modern Western scholars. By examining the development of the medieval Muslim Rationalist-Traditionalist discourse surrounding this issue, and Western academic discussions of that discourse, I shall attempt to explain why the issue of anthropomorphism has repeatedly dominated discussions on Islamic theology. I will also attempt to show how various associations made with Muslim Rationalism and Traditionalism have influenced Western perceptions of these movements. |
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| ISSN: | 0959-6410 |
| Contains: | In: Islam and Christian-Muslim relations
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