Beings and Their Attributes: The Teaching of the Basrian School of the Mu'tazila in the Classical Period

by Richard M. Frank

Presents a classification and analysis of the metaphysics of the predominant tradition of Mu-tazila—that of Basra—in the period of the highest development (AD 900–1050). This is the first of the major schools of Sunni Muslim theology and their metaphysics, and the first book to deal with the underlying theoretical principles of earlier Islamic theology.

216 pages, Paperback

First published September 1, 1978