Al-Jahiz and Religious Knowledge : A Forgotten Islamic Rationalism

Name: Al-Jahiz and Religious Knowledge : A Forgotten Islamic Rationalism
Brand: Edinburgh University Press

Edinburgh University Press

Al-J??i? and Religious KnowledgeA Forgotten Islamic Rationalism\nAuthor(s): Hussein Ali Abdulsater\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Edinburgh University Press, United Kingdom\nImprint: Edinburgh University Press\nISBN-13: 9781399521970, 978-1399521970\nSynopsis\nWhile it may seem paradoxical to combine trust in rational religion with distrust of human reason, this is exactly what a group of understudied Muslim theologians proposed. Known as the Epistemists, they pushed for an inclusive epistemology that broadened the scope of knowledge. They argued that humans can acquire rational knowledge without discursive arguments, through an unconscious process of social exposure. In this, the Epistemists presented a radical alternative to other Islamic conceptions of rationalism, with immense promise for modern contexts. \n\nThis book reconstructs a worldview prominent among the Epistemists, and explores how it correlates with their rise and fall as a theological trend. It examines the intellectu.