| Description |
1 online resource (xii, 435 pages) |
| Series |
Social, economic, and political studies of the Middle East and Asia, 1385-3376 ; v. 91 |
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Social, economic, and political studies of the Middle East and Asia ; v. 91. 1385-3376
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| Contents |
Translator's Note; Acknowledgements; Introduction: The Dispute About the "Correct" History; I. First Attempts at Resolving the Conflict; II. The Azhar Reform and Shiism at the Beginning of the Twentieth Century; III. A Controversial Correspondence (1911/36); IV. Caliphate and Ecumene (1924-1939); V. The Institutionalisation of Ecumenical Thinking; VI. The Scholarly Network of the Taqrib Movement (1947-1960); VII. Scope and Limits of the Ecumenical Debate; VIII. Polemics, Rapprochement and Revolutionary Politics (1952-1957); IX. Triumph and Failure of Ecumenical Thinking (1958-1961) |
| Summary |
This survey of more than one century of inner-Islamic ecumenical activities in modern times concentrates on the role of the Cairo-based Azhar University and its relations to Shiite scholars. Particular emphasis is laid on the mutual dependency of theology and politics in the modern Islamic discourse |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 401-423) and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Jāmiʻat al-Azhar
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| SUBJECT |
Jāmiʻat al-Azhar fast |
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Islam -- 20th century.
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Sunnites -- Relations -- Shīʻah.
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Shīʻah -- Relations -- Sunnites.
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Shīʿah -- History -- 20th century
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RELIGION -- Islam -- General.
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Interfaith relations
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Islam
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Shīʻah
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Sunnites
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al-Azhar (Caïro)
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Sjiʻisme.
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9004125485 |
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9789004125483 |
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9789047404279 |
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9047404270 |
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1433704765 |
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9781433704765 |
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1280859148 |
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9781280859144 |
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9786610859146 |
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6610859140 |
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