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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Language: | English |
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Oxford University Press
2016
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The Oxford handbook of Islamic theology
Year: 2016 |
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