{"product_id":"al-ji-and-religious-knowledge-hussein-ali-abdulsater-9781399521970","title":"Al-J\u0026#257;\u0026#7717;i\u0026#7827; And Religious Knowledge: A Forgotten Islamic Rationalism","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhile 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis 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 intellectual project of their premier advocate, al-Jāḥiẓ (d. 868-9), offering a systematic reading of his oeuvre as an Epistemist, and situates it in the formative ʿAbbasid moment of Islamic history.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Hussein Ali Abdulsater\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1399521977\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781399521970\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Edinburgh University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/31\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 360\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.81d","brand":"Hussein Ali Abdulsater","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46962595954943,"sku":"9781399521970","price":130.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b6cf6cca-4bd8-4564-8cc8-4d14adca498b.jpg?v=1750651936","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/al-ji-and-religious-knowledge-hussein-ali-abdulsater-9781399521970","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}