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Formation of Hanbalism by Nimrod Hurvitz
Piety into Power
Ahmad Ibn Hanbal (d. 855) was the eponymous founder of a school of law. This study moves beyond conventional biography to integrate the story of Ibn Hanbal's life with the main events during a crucial formative period in Islamic history.The ninth-century juror Ahmad Ibn Hanbal was a central figure in early Islam whose influence on succeeding generations is widely recognized. Drawing on historical anthropology and micro-history, this study moves beyond conventional biography to integrate the story of Ibn Hanbal's life with the main events during a crucial formative period in Islamic history. The main theme of this study is ibn Hanbal's prestige, the disciples he drew to his study circle and the political power that evolved from it. It proposes new approaches and novel interpretations that call into question prevalent views about moral outlook, school formation and the dynamics of the Inquisition. In the inquiry into the formation of the Hanbali school of law, it takes into consideration a wide variety of issues such as jurisprudence, theology and social networks. Thus it broadens the scope of previous scholarship that dealt with the formation of the Hanbali school, and offers a synthesis of social and intellectual history. |
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| Author(s) : Nimrod Hurvitz | Format : Hardback Book |
| ISBN-10 : 070071507X | ISBN-13 : 9780700715077 |
| RRP : £85.00 | Best available price : £ / $ |
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Product Details:
Series Title : Culture & Civilization in the Middle East S.
Country Publication : United Kingdom
Publication Date : 25/04/2002
Publisher : Taylor & Francis Ltd
Page Length : 224mm
Page Size : 230mm