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Josef van Ess

Born

in Aachen, Germany

April 18, 1934

Genre

Religion, Islamic Studies, Philosophy

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Josef van Ess (born April 18, 1934 in Aachen) is a German Islamic scholar. Until his retirement in 1999, he taught at the University of Tübingen.

In 1959, van Ess graduated in Bonn with a thesis on Islamic mysticism. The Habilitation took place in 1964 in Frankfurt with a thesis on epistemological theory in the Islamic scholasticism. He has held guest professorships at the University of California Los Angeles (1967) and at the American University of Beirut (1967/1968). In 1968 he followed Rudi Paret as a professor at the Oriental Seminary at the University of Tübingen at the chair of "Islamic Studies and Semitic studies".

His published work includes : theology and society in the 2nd and 3rd century Hijrah. A history of religious thought in ea ...more

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Average rating: 3.65 · 104 ratings · 16 reviews · 51 distinct works • Similar authors

	علم الكلام والمجتمع في القرنين الثاني والثالث للهجرة - الجزء الأول by Josef van Ess, سالمة صالح (translator), جوزيف فان اس 3.67 avg rating — 33 ratings — published 1991 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Flowering of Muslim Theology 3.47 avg rating — 19 ratings — published 2006	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	علم الكلام والمجتمع في القرنين الثاني والثالث للهجرة - الجزء الثاني by Josef van Ess, جوزيف فان اس, محي الدين جمال بدر (ترجمة) 3.75 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2016	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	L'alba della teologia musulmana by Josef van Ess, Ida Zilio-Grandi (Editor), Alberto Ventura (Translator) 3.50 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2008	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	ابن كلاب والمحنة by Josef van Ess, جوزيف فان اس, أحمد فتحي (Translator) 3.50 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 1965	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	بداية الفكر الإسلامي الأنساق والأبعاد by Josef van Ess, عبد المجيد الصغير (ترجمة) 3.67 avg rating — 3 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Kleine Schriften by Josef van Ess (3 vols) (Islamic History and Civilization, 137) by Josef van Ess, Hinrich Biesterfeldt (Editor) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Der Eine und das Andere: Beobachtungen an islamischen häresiographischen Texten (Studien zur Geschichte und Kultur des islamischen Orients 23) (German Edition) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Theology and Society in the Second and Third Centuries of the Hijra. Volume 3: A History of Religious Thought in Early Islam by Josef van Ess, Gwendolin Goldbloom (Translation) liked it 3.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Theology and Society in the Second and Third Centuries of the Hijra. Volume 4: A History of Religious Thought in Early Islam by Josef van Ess, Gwendolin Goldbloom (Translation) did not like it 1.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars