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Shi'i Doctrine, Mu'tazili Theology
al-Sharif al-Murtada and Imami Discourse
Hussein Ali Abdulsater
Published by Edinburgh University Press
This book presents the contribution of al-Sharif al-Murtada (d. 1044) of Baghdad, the thinker most responsible for this irreversible change, which remains central to Imami identity. It analyses his intellectual project and establishes the dynamic context which prompted him to pour the old wine of Shi'i doctrine into the new wineskin of systematic Mu'tazili theology.
New to this Edition:
- Comprehensive coverage of al-Murtada's enormous oeuvre (running to several thousand pages) and diversity (spanning virtually all contemporary fields of knowledge)
- A meticulous engagement with long and dense theoretical texts that are either in manuscript form or poorly edited
- An orderly presentation that equips readers with an overall understanding of Shi'i theology in its main phases while preserving the profundity of analysis
- The study of a little-known author whose views, nonetheless, are still a major influence for Shi'i Muslims