Heresy and the Formation of Medieval Islamic Orthodoxy The Making of Sunnism, from the Eighth to the Eleventh Century
Book contents
- Heresy and the Formation of Medieval Islamic Orthodoxy
- Heresy and the Formation of Medieval Islamic Orthodoxy
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures and Tables
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- Notes on the Text
- Part I History of Orthodoxy
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Discourses of Heresy I (800–850)
- 3 Discourses of Heresy II (850–950)
- Part II Heresy and Society
- Part III Unmaking Heresy: Orthodoxy as History Writing
- Part IV The Formation of Classical Sunnism
- Bibliography
- Index
2 - Discourses of Heresy I (800–850)
from Part I - History of Orthodoxy
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 06 April 2023
Book contents
- Heresy and the Formation of Medieval Islamic Orthodoxy
- Heresy and the Formation of Medieval Islamic Orthodoxy
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures and Tables
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- Notes on the Text
- Part I History of Orthodoxy
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Discourses of Heresy I (800–850)
- 3 Discourses of Heresy II (850–950)
- Part II Heresy and Society
- Part III Unmaking Heresy: Orthodoxy as History Writing
- Part IV The Formation of Classical Sunnism
- Bibliography
- Index
Summary
This chapter documents Stage One in the mnemohistory of discourses of heresy concerning Abu Hanifa based on sources composed in the first half of the ninth century (800-850). During this phase, hostility towards Abu Hanifa was limited and confined to disagreements in the realm of law and hadith. It demonstrates that a discourse of heresy among proto-Sunni traditionalists cannot be discerned in the sources ⎯ a dramatic change, however, was to occur during phases two and three (850-950).
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- Heresy and the Formation of Medieval Islamic OrthodoxyThe Making of Sunnism, from the Eighth to the Eleventh Century, pp. 20 - 37Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2023