Download or read book Theology and Society in the Second and Third Centuries of the Hijra written by Josef van Ess and published by Handbook of Oriental Studies. This book was released on 2020 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Theology and Society is the most comprehensive study of Islamic intellectual and religious history, focusing on Muslim theology. With its emphasis on the eighth and ninth centuries CE, it remains the most detailed prosopographical study of the early phase of the formation of Islam. Originally published in German between 1991 and 1995, Theology and Society is a monument of scholarship and a unique scholarly enterprise which has stood the test of the time as an unparalleled reference work. The volume consists of a separate Bibliography, a General Index, an Index of Names, an Index of Works and an Index of Other Sources.