Scholarly reference entry · Published (2015)
Complete citation
Emin Poljarević. “Ibn Taymiyya” (infobox). In Islam: en religionsvetenskaplig introduktion, edited by Susanne Olsson and Simon Sorgenfrei. Stockholm: Liber, 2015.
Publication status and type
Published (2015); scholarly reference entry.
Overview
This scholarly reference entry examines Ibn Taymiyya’s intellectual legacy and continuing importance within Islamic theological and legal debates. It situates its subject within relevant historical, social, and intellectual contexts while connecting the particular case to wider questions of interpretation, institutional life, and collective action. The publication considers how concepts, actors, traditions, or political conditions acquire significance within changing social settings. Its scholarly contribution lies in placing a clearly defined research problem in a broader interdisciplinary conversation. Read alongside related publications, it also illuminates enduring questions about religion, political inquiry, ethical reasoning, social transformation, and the circumstances under which knowledge, belonging, and collective agency take shape in public life.
Research question or central concern
How can Ibn Taymiyya’s intellectual legacy and continuing importance within Islamic theological and legal debates be understood in context?
Main argument, approach, and contribution
A context-sensitive scholarly examination of Ibn Taymiyya’s intellectual legacy and continuing importance within Islamic theological and legal debates.
Keywords
Ibn Taymiyya; Islamic theology; Islamic law; Salafism; intellectual history.
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