The essentials of Ibadi Islam / Valerie J. Hoffman.

Author/creator Hoffman, Valerie J., 1954-
Format Book
Publication InfoSyracuse, N.Y. : Syracuse University Press, ©2012.
Descriptionxii, 344 pages ; 24 cm.
Subjects
Ibadites--History.
Ibadites--Doctrines.

SeriesModern intellectual and political history of the Middle East
Modern intellectual and political history of the Middle East. ^A410714
Contents Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Part 1. Introduction -- Part 2. Al-'Aqida 'I-Wahbiyya / Nasir b. Salim b. 'Udayyam al-Rawahi -- Author's Introduction -- Chapter 1. The Knowledge of God's Unity -- Chapter 2. The Knowledge of God -- Chapter 3. God's Essence and Attributes -- Chapter 4. The Roots of Religion, the Impossibility of Seeing God, and What Is Necessary and Impossible for God -- Chapter 5. Affiliation (Walaya) and Dissociation (Bara'a) -- Chapter 6. How to Deal with People Who Are Not of Muhammad's Umma -- Chapter 7. Knowledge and Action -- Part 3. 'Abd al-'Aziz al-Thamini al-Mus'abi on God's Power and Human Acts, from Kitab Ma'alim al-Din -- Chapter 3. On the Necessity of the Absolute Oneness of God Most High -- Chapter 4. On What Is Possible Concerning the Most High -- Glossary -- Biographical Dictionary -- References -- Index.
Abstract "Ibadi Islam is a distinct sect of Islam, neither Sunni nor Shi'ite, that emerged in the early Islamic period and remains active today in small pockets of North Africa and as the dominant sect of Oman. Despite its antiquity, it has often been misunderstood and remains little known. Seeking to redress this gap and to introduce this influential Islamic school to the non-Arabic-speaking world, Hoffman offers the first book-length overview of Ibadi theology published in English. Beginning with a concise overview of Ibadi history, Hoffman delineates the sectarian movement's role in the development of Islamic thought, tracing its distinctive teachings and literary history. In the second section, she provides annotated translations of two complementary modern Ibadi theological texts. This unique volume elucidates the religious and political thought by allowing the Ibadi tradition to speak for itself. The Essentials of Ibadi Islam gives readers, specialists and nonspecialists alike, a rare opportunity to understand the major teachings of Ibadi Islam."--Publisher's website.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 313-325) and index.
LCCN 2012002857
ISBN9780815632887 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN0815632886 (cloth : alk. paper)

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