METHODS USED IN STUDYING THE HISTORY OF RELIGIONS IN "АL-MILАL WА'N-NIHАL"
Abstract
This three-part article discusses the life of Аbulfath Shahristani, who founded his school in the study of the history of religions, and the methods he used in the study of world religions in his book Аl-Milal wa-n-nihal. The first part of the article gives information about the importance of the work, the second part about the methods used by Shahristani in the study of religions, and the third part about the typological and geographical methods. Keywords
Fields of Study & Subjects
Study and Philosophy of Religion
Islamic Thought and Society Studies
Islamic Studies and History
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
- Publication date
- 5 February 2026
- Document type
- Dataset