The Spread and Persistence of MÄturÄ«di KalÄm and Underlying Dynamics
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The paper is concerned with a long-term perspective on the position of MÄturÄ«di kalÄm within (mostly) Hanafi Muslim societies from Timurid times to the 19th century. Whereas outright conflict between legal and theological schools was mainly a thing of the past during the time in question with Ash'arism, already fully embraced also by Hanafi constituencies within the ahl al-sunna wa l-jamÄ'a, a preference for MÄturÄ«di views on specific issues persisted among the majority of Hanafi kalÄm scholars from Bosnia to South Asia. This state of affairs will be highlighted through recourse to madrasa curricula and theological literature from the era and areas as diverse as Turkey and Southeast Asia. Additionally, it seeks to draw attention to the mechanisms behind the spread and long-term persistence of the school throughout large parts of a Muslim world seemingly dominated by Ash'arism in the sphere of scholastic theology. In this regard, the prevalence of Transoxanian legal tradition within Hanafism and its linkages to MÄturÄ«dism, as well as the relationship of Naqshbandi Sufism to the school will be discussed.
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The Spread and Persistence of MÄturÄ«di KalÄm and Underlying Dynamics
In: Iran and the CaucasusSearch for other papers by Philipp Bruckmayr in
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Abstract
The paper is concerned with a long-term perspective on the position of MÄturÄ«di kalÄm within (mostly) Hanafi Muslim societies from Timurid times to the 19th century. Whereas outright conflict between legal and theological schools was mainly a thing of the past during the time in question with Ash'arism, already fully embraced also by Hanafi constituencies within the ahl al-sunna wa l-jamÄ'a, a preference for MÄturÄ«di views on specific issues persisted among the majority of Hanafi kalÄm scholars from Bosnia to South Asia. This state of affairs will be highlighted through recourse to madrasa curricula and theological literature from the era and areas as diverse as Turkey and Southeast Asia. Additionally, it seeks to draw attention to the mechanisms behind the spread and long-term persistence of the school throughout large parts of a Muslim world seemingly dominated by Ash'arism in the sphere of scholastic theology. In this regard, the prevalence of Transoxanian legal tradition within Hanafism and its linkages to MÄturÄ«dism, as well as the relationship of Naqshbandi Sufism to the school will be discussed.
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| Abstract Views | 526 | 76 | 9 |
| Full Text Views | 137 | 8 | 0 |
| PDF Views & Downloads | 117 | 21 | 0 |
