Indonesian Journal of Islam and Muslim Societies
Vol 3, No 2 (2013): Indonesian Journal of Islam and Muslim Societies

The Ash’arite dogma: the root of the Arab/Muslim absolutism

Mabrook, Ali ( Islamic Studies, Cairo University)



Article Info

Publish Date
05 Jun 2014

Abstract

This paper intends to initiate a serious step towards a critical investigation of thediscourse of absolutism. This paper suggests that this discourse finds its mostprofound roots in the dogmatic system of the Ash’arites. Taking for granted thatthis system is not only theological, the thesis argues that it was vulnerably usablefor ideological and political purposes. The analysis particularly focuses on tracingthe deep structure of the Ash’arite system that regulates some specific issues ina hope to touch some of its ideological functions.Tulisan ini bermaksud untuk memulai langkah serius terhadap penyelidikan kritismengenai wacana absolutisme. Makalah ini menunjukkan bahwa wacana inimenemukan akar yang paling mendalam dalam sistem dogmatis dari Asy’ariyah.Mengambil begitu saja bahwa sistem ini tidak hanya teologis, tesis dari paper iniberpendapat bahwa absolutism Asy’ariyah rentan dapat digunakan untuk tujuan-tujuan ideologis dan politis. Analisis ini terutama fokus pada upaya menelusuristruktur dalam sistem Asy’ariyah yang mengatur beberapa isu tertentu denganharapan dapat menyentuh beberapa fungsi ideologinya.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

ijims

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Subject

Religion Arts Humanities

Description

Indonesian Journal of Islam and Muslim Societies (IJIMS): This journal should coverage Islam both as a textual tradition with its own historical integrity and as a social reality which was dynamic and constantly changing. The journal also aims at bridging the gap between the textual and contextual ...