{"product_id":"the-school-of-hillah-and-the-formation-of-twelver-shii-islamic-tradition-9780755639083","title":"The School of Hillah and the Formation of Twelver","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTwelver or Imami Shi'i Islam has long been understood through the concepts of the authority of jurists and political theology. However, building upon recent scholarship in the fields of religious studies and anthropology, this book argues that Imami Shi'ism is better understood as a discursive tradition, and that from the late Abbasid to the post-Ilkhanid period, Hillah, in southern Iraq, was a center of scholarship, debate and exchange, challenging the traditionally authoritarian view of the development of Shi'i Islam's largest sect.Aun Hasan Ali applies the techniques of social network analysis to bio-bibliographical sources to reveal the school of Hillah as a formative period where outstanding and landmark works were written in practically every field of classical Islamic scholarship. He uses state-of-the-art electronic databases to study the transmission of knowledge and networks of kinship, learning, and patronage to show the way that the school was socially, politically and histo\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eProfessor Ali’s book is a mammoth undertaking that interrogates the archival record to meticulously trace the relationships that existed between scholars and their texts. By recentering Hillah (from the twelfth to fourteenth centuries) as a key site for the formation of Twelver Shi'ism, he demonstrates the ways in which the intellectual tradition that flourished in this city continues to impact our understanding of Twelver Shi'ism until today * Nebil A. Husayn, Associate Professor, University of Miami, USA *\u003cbr\u003eA tour de force of Shi'i Islamic studies, Aun Hasan Ali’s The School of Hillah manages to combine historical precision with the larger theoretical interests of religious studies. Ali carefully outlines the evolution of Shi'i law, theology, and exegesis by untangling a pivotal and complex network of scholars. Above all else, the book’s clarity and intellectual vigor render it a sheer joy to read. * Cyrus Ali Zargar, Professor, University of Central Florida, USA *\u003cbr\u003eAun Hasan Ali’s book provides an enlightening, comprehensive analysis of intellectual life at one of the most important centers of Shi'i scholarship during the formative period of Imami thought and practice. Surveying the pertinent scholarly networks, their controversies and literary contributions to the main disciplines and genres, the author demonstrates the extent to which the intellectual landscape of Imami scholarship of Southern Iraq between the twelfth and fourteenth century CE was determined by an underlying framework of disagreement. * Sabine Schmidtke, Professor, Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton, USA. *\u003cbr\u003eAun Hasan Ali offers a long-overdue, in-depth and interdisciplinary examination of the careers and contributions of the Imami Shi'i scholars of this pivotal period in the history of the faith. \u003ci\u003eThe School of Hillah\u003c\/i\u003e constitutes a masterful contribution to the field of Shi'i studies. * Andrew J. Newman, Professor, University of Edinburgh, UK *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAcknowledgements\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Note on Conventions\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eChapter 1: Introduction \u003c\/b\u003e Early scholarship on Imami law  The development of Imami legal studies Recent scholarship on Imami law General observations about the field The Islamic tradition The Imami \u003ci\u003emadhhab\u003c\/i\u003e Conclusion  \u003cb\u003eChapter 2: The School of Hillah in Islamic History\u003c\/b\u003e The Seljuks and the late Abbasids  The Ilkhanids  The Jalayirids and the Qara-Qoyunlu The Mazyadids and Hillah Conclusion  \u003cb\u003eChapter 3: The Learned Families of Hillah \u003c\/b\u003e The family of Nama  The family of Said al-Hudhali  The family of Tawus The family of Fikhar  The family of Mutahhar The family of Bitriq The family of Mu'ayyah The family of Rafi The family of Abd al-Hamid al-Nili The family of Wishah The family of al-A'raj  The smaller families of Hillah Conclusion: the Mazyadids \u003cb\u003eChapter 4: The Literary Construction of the Imami \u003ci\u003eMadhhab\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e Imami authorities Rational sciences: philosophy, logic, and science Theology and doctrine Substantive law and jurisprudence Imami bio-bibliography Major compilations of Sunni h\u003ci\u003eadith\u003c\/i\u003e Sunni scholars Supplication and ritual \u003ci\u003eFada'il\u003c\/i\u003e  Quranic sciences and exegesis Arabic language and literature Uncategorized material, minor collections of \u003ci\u003ehadith\u003c\/i\u003e, and historical sources  Conclusion \u003cb\u003eChapter 5: Substantive Law and Jurisprudence \u003c\/b\u003e The early jurists of hillah  Ibn Idris and \u003ci\u003eal-Sara'ir\u003c\/i\u003e  The methodology of the later scholars  Reason  The greatest battle  Conclusion  \u003cb\u003eChapter 6: Bio-bibliography \u003c\/b\u003e   Jamal al-Din Ibn Tawus  Ibn Dawud  al-Allamah  Conclusion  \u003cb\u003eChapter 7: General Works of \u003ci\u003eHadith\u003c\/i\u003e, Supplication and Ritual, and History and Genealogy \u003c\/b\u003e General works of \u003ci\u003ehadith\u003c\/i\u003e  Supplication and ritual  History and genealogy  \u003cb\u003eChapter 8: Exegesis and \u003ci\u003eFada'il\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e Exegesis  \u003ci\u003eFada'il \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003eChapter 9: A Brief Excursus on Philosophy and Theology \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eChapter 10: Conclusion \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBibliography\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eIndex\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing (UK)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51018423730519,"sku":"9780755639083","price":80.75,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780755639083.jpg?v=1750776824","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-school-of-hillah-and-the-formation-of-twelver-shii-islamic-tradition-9780755639083","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}