Book Summary
The history of Sunni theology is little known, but the impact of its demise has profoundly shaped modern Islam. This book explores the correlation between anti-theological thought and the rise of Islamism in the twentieth century by examining Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood and the leadership of Umar al-Tilmisani (d. 1986). The sociopolitical implications of anti-theological creedalism and its postcolonial intermarriage with the modern nation-state are also analyzed. Ultimately, this study seeks to know whether a revival of Sunni theology, as a rational discourse on religion, can dilute the absolutism of increasingly pervasive Islamist thought in the contemporary Muslim world.
Book Details
| Book Name | Theology And Creed In Sunni Islam: The Muslim Brotherhood, Ash'arism, And Political Sunnism |
| Author | Jeffry R. Halverson |
| Publisher | Palgrave Macmillan (Apr 2010) |
| ISBN | 9780230102798 |
| Pages | 188 |
| Language | English |
| Price | 3252 |
