Early Islamic Theology: The Mu`tazilites And Al-ash`ari: Texts And Studies On The Development And History Of Kalam, Vol. Ii

This is the second of three volumes reprinting the collected papers on Islamic subjects by Richard M. Frank. The studies here represent an original attempt to make philosophical sense, and in particular understand the theoretical underpinnings, of what is in essence the great theological tradition in early Islam, the Mu`tazilite school of Basra.