Al-Mas’udi’s Methodology in His Study of Religions Other Than Islam

Authors

  • Majdan Alias

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.31436/revival.v1i03.44

Abstract

The study looks into two aspects of al-Mas'udi’s methodology in dealing with religions other than Islam; first, al-Mas'udi’s method of verifying the “reliability” or otherwise of information he gained on the religions he studied, and second, al-Mas'udi’s method of presenting the teachings of these religions. The study focuses on five of the religions dealt with by al-Mas'udi; Judaism, Christianity, Zoroastrianism, Sabianism and Hinduism.  The method applied in conducting this study is textual analysis of two of al-Mas'udi’s surviving works containing his study of religions other than Islam, the MurËj and the TanbÊh.

Keywords: Religion, Methodology, Objectivity, First-hand Information, Comparative Approach

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Published

2011-12-29

How to Cite

Alias, M. (2011). Al-Mas’udi’s Methodology in His Study of Religions Other Than Islam. Revelation and Science, 1(03). https://doi.org/10.31436/revival.v1i03.44