Unity in Diversity: Mysticism, Messianism and the Construction of Religious Authority in Islam

What are the mechanisms of change and adaptation in Islam, regarded as a living organism, and how do they work? How did these mechanisms preserve the integrity of Muslim civilization through the innumerable hazards, divisions and devastations of time? From the perspective of history and intellectual history, this book focuses on a significant, though still largely under studied, aspect of this immense issue, namely, the role of mystical and messianic...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9004259031
• ISBN13: 9789004259034
• Release Date: November 2013
• Publisher: Brill
• Length: 440 Pages
• Weight: 1.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.5" x 9.5"