Neo-Mu'tazilismus? Intention und Kontext Im Modernen Arabischen Umgang Mit Dem Rationalistischen Erbe des Islam. Islamic Philosophy, Theology and Science: Texts and Studies, Volume LXXI

This book examines the modern Arab rediscovery of the Mu'tazila through a critical assessment of the concept of "Neo-Mu'tazilism" and by concentrating on the various intentions and contexts of the use of Mu'tazilite ideas. The main part of the book analyzes five ways of understanding Mu'tazilite ideas - liberal, historic-materialist, political-Islamic, literary-exegetical and through comparison with the philosophie des valeurs - as well as one way of dealing with the school...
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This book examines the modern Arab rediscovery of the Mu'tazila through a critical assessment of the concept of "Neo-Mu'tazilism" and by concentrating on the various intentions and contexts of the use of Mu'tazilite ideas. The main part of the book analyzes five ways of understanding Mu'tazilite ideas - liberal, historic-materialist, political-Islamic, literary-exegetical and through comparison with the philosophie des valeurs - as well as one way of dealing with the school historically: the treatment of the mina. The book discusses a wide range of authors of whom many, such as A'mad Am'n, Husain Mur'wa, asan-anaf, Mu'ammad-Am-ra, Na'r Ab-Zaid und Mu'ammad bid al-bir, have had an important impact on modern Arab-Islamic thought. By also presenting authors such as Zuhd'rall'h, Chikh Bouamrane, Rasd al-ayy'n, Am'n Nyif'iyb, Sam Duaim, dil al-Awwund Fahmadn, additional light is shed on a number of lesser known figures.