Islamic ecumenism in the 20th century : the Azhar and Shiism between rapprochement and restraint / by Rainer Brunner ; translated from the German by Joseph Greenman ; revised and updated by the author.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 401-423) and index.
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.
Local Note
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