Beyond Schools

Mu¿ammad b. Ibr¿h¿m al-Waz¿r¿s (d. 840/1436) Epistemology of Ambiguity

von Damaris Wilmers

408 Seiten, Hardcover

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

In Beyond Schools: Muḥammad b. Ibrāhīm al-Wazīrʼs (d. 840/1436) Epistemology of Ambiguity, Damaris Wilmers provides the first extensive analysis of Ibn al-Wazīrʼs thought and its role in the "Sunnisation of the Zaydiyya", emphasizing its significance for conflicts between schools of thought and law beyond the Yemeni context. Contrasting Ibn al-Wazīrʼs works with those of his Zaydi contemporary Aḥmad b. Yaḥyā b. al-Murtaḍā, Damaris Wilmers offers a study of a number of heretofore unedited texts from 9th/15th century Yemen when Zaydi identity was challenged by an increasing theological and legal diversity. She shows how Ibn al-Wazīr, who has been classed with different schools, actually de-emphasized school affiliation and developed an integrative approach based on a unique theory of knowledge.

• Reihe: Brill
• ISBN: 9789004378353
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 20.09.2018
• Größe: 234 x 155 mm
• Verlag: Koninklijke Brill BV