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Islam, Christianity and Tradition

A Comparative Exploration

by Ian R Netton

  • Paperback
  • 256 pages
  • Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
  • 16.9 x 23.2 x 1.5 cm

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Offers a unique comparative exploration of the role of tradition in Islam and Christianity. The idea of 'tradition' has enjoyed a variety of senses and definitions in Islam and Christianity, but both have cleaved at certain times to a supposedly 'golden age' of tradition from the past. In comparing the role of tradition in Islam and Christianity, key themes are explored: / The roles of authority / Fundamentalism / The use of reason / Ijtihad (independent thinking) / Original comparisons between Islamic Salafism and Christian Lefebvrism The author suggests there has been a chain of thinkers from classical Islam to the twentieth century who share a common interest in ijtihad (or independent thinking). Drawing on past and present evidence, and using Christian tradition as a focus for contrast and comparison, the author highlights the seemingly paradoxical harmony between tradition and itjihad in Islam. The author draws on a variety of primary and secondary sources including contemporary newspaper and journal articles, documents and letters, adding an immediacy to a lucid and stimulating text.Key Features / Proposes a new vocabulary for the articulation of Islam / Offers original comparisons between Salafism and Lefebvrism / Highlights the paradoxical harmony between tradition and itjihad in Islam / Articulates the yearning amongst today's Muslim and Christian traditionalists for a revival of a 'golden age' from whence, they believe, all good traditions derive

  • Author

    Ian R Netton

  • Book Format

    Paperback

  • Publisher

    Edinburgh University Press

  • Published

    December 2006

  • Weight

    395g

  • Page Count

    256

  • Dimensions

    16.9 x 23.2 x 1.5 cm

  • ISBN

    9780748623921

  • ISBN-10

    0748623922

  • Eden Code

    1117319

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