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Heresiography in the Late Ottoman Period: Example of Shaykh Abd al-Rahman Aktepi
Abstract
Heresiography in the Late Ottoman Period: Example of Shaykh Abd al-Rahman Aktepi History of Islamic heresiography is almost as old as formation process of the Islamic sectst. In the course of time, classification of sects called Islamic heresiography emerged and many sects developed their original classifications. It is also the case for the Ottoman period. In this paper, one of the heresiographical works entitled Kashf al-Zalâm fî ‘Aqâid Firaq al-Islâm which was composed by ‘Abd al-Rahmân Aktepî, a scholar who lived in Di- yarbakır in the late Ottoman period. By studying this manuscript which is also expected to give an opportunity to analyze the sectarian perception of scholars who belong to late Ottoman eastern tradition of madrasa, it is tried to examine the work’s general features of classification of sects, its references and distinctive characteristics
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Turkish
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Metin Bozan
Publication Date
April 30, 2011
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January 1, 2011
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Year 1970 Volume: 11 Number: 1