|araism and Islamic Theology

Subject Areas : The Journal of Islamic History and Civilisation

محمد کاظم  رحمتی ¹ (ندارد)

Received: 2012-11-19 Accepted : 2013-01-14 Published : 2013-02-19

Keywords: Judaism, , araism, Anan bin David, Islamic Theology, Mutazilism,

Abstract :

As one of the oldest Jewish sects, |araism was founded in the middleof the 2nd century AD and later on, they were accepted as themainstream of Iranian Jewish society. A remarkable feature of the|araism is that they were influenced by Islamic theology as well as itsintellectual transactions with Mu`tazilism. This article surveys theformative history of |araism and delineates how they came under theinfluence of Islamic theology.