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Theology and Creed in Sunni Islam: The Muslim Brotherhood, Ash'arism, and Political Sunnism
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ISBN: 0230102794
Author: Halverson, J.
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The history of Sunni theology (kalam) 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. It focuses specifically on Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood and the leadership of Umar al-Tilmisani (d. 1986). In doing so, the sociopolitical implications of anti-theological creedalism and its postcolonial intermarriage with the modern nation-state are 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.
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Theology and Creed in Sunni Islam: The Muslim Brotherhood, Ash'arism, and Political Sunnism