Occasionalism

This chapter charts the development of the theory of occasionalism within the Islamic tradition until the fifth/eleventh century. Occasionalism emphasizes God’s absolute power by negating natural causality and attributing every causal effect in the world immediately to Him. It is often assumed to be...

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Main Author: Rudolph, Ulrich 1957- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Oxford University Press 2016
In: The Oxford handbook of Islamic theology
Year: 2016
Online Access: Volltext (Verlag)