Heresy and the Formation of Medieval Islamic Orthodoxy
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Heresy and the Formation of Medieval Islamic Orthodoxy by Ahmad Khan
Exploring the evolution of the categories of orthodoxy and heresy in medieval Islam, Ahmad Khan offers an original examination of the formation of Sunni Islam. Using an interdisciplinary lens, Khan illuminates the significant yet often neglected transformations in Islamic social, political and religious thought that took place during this period.
'In important parts of the Middle East and South Asia's vast Sunni Muslim population, Islam and the school of practice initiated by Abū Ḥanīfa have long been nearly synonymousHowever, for the medieval clerics who first spoke of 'Sunni Islam', Abū Ḥanīfa was a heretic. This rich and careful study details how Sunni Islam expanded to admit Abū Ḥanīfa and the broad diversity of thought and practice found in the Muslim world today.' Jonathan A.C. Brown, Georgetown University
'With mastery of a wide range of sources, clarity of expression and methodological insight, Ahmad Khan guides us through the intricate ways in which accusations of heresy were constructed during the early Islamic period, the defensive reactions they provoked and how such processes contributed to the emergence of classical Sunnism.' Maribel Fierro, Spanish National Research Council
'This is a highly original and important study which challenges many assumptions about how ideas around heresy and orthodoxy were articulated by early Sunnis. The book is deeply researched, and its nuanced arguments are supported by an impressively wide range of sources. The conclusions have significant ramifications for the field.' Harry Munt, University of York
'With mastery of a wide range of sources, clarity of expression and methodological insight, Ahmad Khan guides us through the intricate ways in which accusations of heresy were constructed during the early Islamic period, the defensive reactions they provoked and how such processes contributed to the emergence of classical Sunnism.' Maribel Fierro, Spanish National Research Council
'This is a highly original and important study which challenges many assumptions about how ideas around heresy and orthodoxy were articulated by early Sunnis. The book is deeply researched, and its nuanced arguments are supported by an impressively wide range of sources. The conclusions have significant ramifications for the field.' Harry Munt, University of York
Ahmad Khan is Assistant Professor of Islamic Studies at the American University in Cairo. He previously held positions at Oxford and Hamburg universities and was the Arcapita Visiting Professor at Columbia University in New York. His publications include Reclaiming Islamic Tradition: Modern Interpretations of the Classical Heritage (2016). His research focuses on Islamic thought and history in the pre-modern and modern periods.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781009098373 |
| ISBN 10 | 1009098373 |
| Title | Heresy and the Formation of Medieval Islamic Orthodoxy |
| Author | Ahmad Khan |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
| Year published | 2023-04-13 |
| Number of pages | 336 |
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