Die Reihe Kalam Studies umfasst verschiedene Themenbereiche, beginnend mit der formativen Periode bis hin zum modernen Kalam. Sie fokussiert Konzepte wie die Einheit Gottes, Prophetie, das Leben nach dem Tod, Theorien zum Verständnis des Kosmos oder Fragen zur Ethik und Willensfreiheit aber auch die die postklassische Periode (1100-1900) prägende Interdisziplinarität. Im Rahmen des neuen Kalam sind konkret u.a. diese Fragestellungen von Relevanz: Individualität, Selbstbestimmungsrecht sowie Meinungs- und Religionsfreiheit. Die Reihe nimmt Arbeiten auf Deutsch oder Englisch aus der islamischen Theologie und Islamwissenschaft sowie benachbarten Fächern an. Herausgeber_innen: Maha El Kaisy Friehmuth, Erlangen, Mansooreh Khalilizand, Münster, und Mira Sievers, Berlin.
The post-classical period is a very important period and the connecting bridge between the classical and the modern Islamic thought. The main feature of this period is the reconciliation between philosophy and kalam which becomes visible in the works of Fakhr al-Din al-Razi (d. 1209) . Further, inter- disciplinary connections between the Islamic sciences became an important characteristic element and took place between many disciplines. We find attempts of reconciliation between Kalam and philosophy in Fakhr al-Din al-Razi"s work al-Ma alib al-Aliya. Razi also used philosophy in interpreting qur"anic verses in his Tafsir Mafatih al-Ghayb, bringing an interdisciplinarity into Qur"anic Studies. Razi"s attempt produced what we can call philosophical Kalam and opened the door for other Mutakallimun after him to take up an integral part of philosophical thinking, among them such as al- usi (d. 1274) and al-Taftazani (gest. 1390). In Sufism, Ibn Arabi (d. 1240) and al-Jili
(d. 1424) made great use of philosophical concepts, founding a trajectory of philosophical mysticism which culminated in the works of Mulla Sadra (d. 1640).This volume sheds light on these and many other theologians and philosophers, Sufis and jurists (fuqaha") from the post-classical period, whose works demonstrate an interdisciplinary tendency.
Maha El Kaisy-Friemuth, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg; Ahmed Ighbariah, Tel Aviv University, Israel
