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Theodicy and justice in modern Islamic thought : the case of Said Nursi /

This book explores the theology and philosophy of the distinguished modern Muslim scholar and theologian Bediuzzaman Said Nursi [d.1960]. Nursi wrote in both Ottoman Turkish and Arabic and his life and thought reflected the transition of modern Turkey from an empire to a secular republic. The contri...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Abu-Rabiʻ, Ibrahim M.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Farnham, Surrey ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate Pub., ©2010.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:This book explores the theology and philosophy of the distinguished modern Muslim scholar and theologian Bediuzzaman Said Nursi [d.1960]. Nursi wrote in both Ottoman Turkish and Arabic and his life and thought reflected the transition of modern Turkey from an empire to a secular republic. The contributors to this volume shed new light on two major dimensions of Nursi's thought: theodicy and justice. Classical Muslim theologians debated these two important issues; however, we must consider the modern debate of these issues in the context of the radical political and social transformations of ...
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xiii, 268 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781409406198
1409406199