Salafism and Traditionalism - Scholarly Authority in Modern Islam

Informationen zum Autor A scholar of Islamic law and intellectual history, Emad Hamdeh is Assistant Professor at Embry-Riddle University. Klappentext Provides a detailed reconstruction of the heated debates between Salafis and Traditionalist over the contested role of Islamic scholarly authority. Zusammenfassung This book highlights the heated debates between Muslim scholars in the Modern Muslim world, especially between Salafis and Traditionalists. It covers the emergence of modern reform movements, the role of print and the internet, Islamic education, the production of scholarly authority, and the different approaches to Islamic scripture and law. Inhaltsverzeichnis Part I. History: 1. Traditionalism and Salafism; 2. A controversial Salafi; 3. Gatekeepers of knowledge: self-learning and Islamic expertise; Part II. Islamic Law: 4. Can two opposing opinions be valid? Legal pluralism in Islam; 5. Qur'an and Sunna or the Madhhabs?; Part III. Hadith: 6. The pursuit of authencity: reevaluating weak Hadith; 7. Challenging early Hadith scholarship.

Product details

• Authors: Hamdeh Emad Hamdeh, Emad Hamdeh
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.2020
• EAN: 9781108485357
• ISBN: 978-1-108-48535-7
• No. of pages: 256
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Other religions; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Islam, HISTORY / Middle East / General, 20th Century, RELIGION / Islam / General, LAW / Legal History, RELIGION / Islam / Rituals & Practice, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, RELIGION / Islam / Theology, 21st Century, Middle East, Theology, 21st century history: from c 2000 -, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, 21st century, c 2000 to c 2100, c 1500 onwards to present day, Legal History, Middle Eastern history, Islamic Theology, Islamic Life & Practice, Modern Period, C 1500 Onwards, Islamic life and practice