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id	eprints-26344
recordtype	eprints
institution	SOAS, University of London
collection	SOAS Research Online
language	English
language_search	English
topic	BP Islam. Bahaism. Theosophy, etc
description	Tanzīh (transcendence) and tashbīh (anthropomorphism). Within early and classical theological thought, debates and arguments concerning notions of tanzīh (transcendence) and tashbīh (anthropomorphism) had a significant impact on the genesis of rational discourses. Within these contexts, the former term, tanzīh, was intricately entwined with the conception of God’s absolute transcendence and pre-eminence; while the term tashbīh retained a rather pejorative connotation as it was associated with the conceptualization and description of God and his divine attributes using human characteristics and qualities as analogues; indeed, the verb from which the term tashbīh is derived signifies the act of likening or equating. Theological movements and schools of thought were defined by their respective positions on the notions of tanzīh and tashbīh, although those who were accused of adopting anthropomorphic positions repudiated such allegations, claiming that they were essentially advocating tanzīh.
format	Journal Article
author	Mustafa, Shah
author_facet	Mustafa, Shah
authorStr	Mustafa, Shah
author_letter	Mustafa, Shah
title	Tanzih and Tashbih in Classical Islamic Thought
publisher	Oxford University Press
publishDate	2018
url	https://eprints.soas.ac.uk/26344/