Sheridan Polinsky
Biographic Data
| ID | 1402800 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Sheridan Polinsky |
| GIVEN NAMES | Sheridan |
| FAMILY NAME | Polinsky |
| SIGNATURE | POLINSKY S |
| AFFILIATIONS | Concordia University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-2546-9342 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 8 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Portrait of an Egyptian Shādhilī
Research into the medieval Egyptian Shādhiliyya has centered around the founder, Abū l-Ḥasan al-Shādhilī (d. 656/1258), and the first major expositor, Ibn ʿAṭāʾ Allāh (d. 709/1309). This article aims to advance our knowledge of the order by exploring the life and thought of Ibn Mughayzil (fl. 895/1490), an erudite and skilled author who left behind a lengthy, wide-ranging work on Sufi thought. While the text reflects major themes of late Mamluk S…
Sainthood Among the Šāḏiliyya
Sainthood and saints were theorised at length among Sufis, including the Šāḏiliyya. A number of studies have examined the views of individual Šāḏilī‐s, including Ibn ʿAṭāʾ Allāh, Ibn Bāḫilā, and the father and son pair, Muḥammad and ʿAlī Wafā. This article aims to build on this research by surveying the ideas of Ibn Muġayzil, a disciple of the Šāḏilī shaykh Muḥammad al‐Maġribī and author of at least two works. Focusing on four key issues in Ibn M…
Human Acts in Islamic Theology
This article examines the conception of human acts of the Šayḫ al-Azhar (1263-76/ 1847-60) and prolific author Ibrāhīm al-Bāǧūrī (d. 1276/1860) as a case study for discerning the nature and worth of theological commentary literature, which was long undervalued, and his commitment to the goal of his North African Ašʿarī predecessor Muḥammad b. Yūsuf al-Sanūsī (d. 895/1490) to circumvent post-Rāzī, philosophized kalām in favour of earlier Ašʿarī th…
Muslim Perceptions of Buddhism
From Imminent Threat to Metaphor
Gog and Magog are portrayed in the Quran as two malevolent forces that once wreaked havoc on earth and will reappear near the end of time. Hadiths elaborate their natures and actions and served as the principal source for premodern Muslim treatment of the two. In the modern period, Gog and Magog have, besides remaining objects of Quran exegesis, received considerable attention from apocalyptic writers. This article contributes to current scholars…
The Problem of Anthropomorphism in Abū l-Yusr al-Bazdawī
The problem of anthropomorphism has been an important source of the conflict between traditionalism and rationalism in Islamic theology. Theologians have had to reconcile the anthropomorphic expressions about God in the Koran and hadiths with their conceptions of His unity ( tawḥīd ) and transcendence ( tanzīh ). The Māturīdite theologian Abū l-Yusr al-Bazdawī devoted several chapters of his Uṣūl al-dīn to dealing with the problem. He lays the ma…
A Study in Early Māturīdite Theology
Abū l-Yusr al-Bazdawī (d. 493/1100) was a notable early Māturīdite theologian who made an important contribution to the formation of his school by embracing kalām and promoting the image of al-Māturīdī (d. 333/944) as a Sunnite leader when the science was not yet popular in his region of Transoxania. This produced some tension in his thought as he negotiated rationalist and traditionalist doctrines and their adherents. Indications of this are fou…
Dogs in the Islamic Tradition
This article examines the roles and representations of dogs in Islam by focusing on their place in four manifestations of the Islamic tradition: the Quran, Islamic jurisprudence, Muḥammad al-Damīrī’s The Great Life of Animals , and Sufism. Whereas many Muslims and non-Muslims alike believe that dogs have a low status in Islam, these four sources offer an abundance of positive material about the canine that challenges this view. They also reveal t…
Dogs in the Islamic Tradition
This article examines the roles and representations of dogs in Islam by focusing on their place in four manifestations of the Islamic tradition: the Quran, Islamic jurisprudence, Muḥammad al-Damīrī’s The Great Life of Animals , and Sufism. Whereas many Muslims and non-Muslims alike believe that dogs have a low status in Islam, these four sources offer an abundance of positive material about the canine that challenges this view. They also reveal t…
The Problem of Anthropomorphism in Abū l-Yusr al-Bazdawī
The problem of anthropomorphism has been an important source of the conflict between traditionalism and rationalism in Islamic theology. Theologians have had to reconcile the anthropomorphic expressions about God in the Koran and hadiths with their conceptions of His unity ( tawḥīd ) and transcendence ( tanzīh ). The Māturīdite theologian Abū l-Yusr al-Bazdawī devoted several chapters of his Uṣūl al-dīn to dealing with the problem. He lays the ma…
A Study in Early Māturīdite Theology
Abū l-Yusr al-Bazdawī (d. 493/1100) was a notable early Māturīdite theologian who made an important contribution to the formation of his school by embracing kalām and promoting the image of al-Māturīdī (d. 333/944) as a Sunnite leader when the science was not yet popular in his region of Transoxania. This produced some tension in his thought as he negotiated rationalist and traditionalist doctrines and their adherents. Indications of this are fou…
Dogs in the Islamic Tradition
This article examines the roles and representations of dogs in Islam by focusing on their place in four manifestations of the Islamic tradition: the Quran, Islamic jurisprudence, Muḥammad al-Damīrī’s The Great Life of Animals , and Sufism. Whereas many Muslims and non-Muslims alike believe that dogs have a low status in Islam, these four sources offer an abundance of positive material about the canine that challenges this view. They also reveal t…
Muslim Perceptions of Buddhism
From Imminent Threat to Metaphor
Gog and Magog are portrayed in the Quran as two malevolent forces that once wreaked havoc on earth and will reappear near the end of time. Hadiths elaborate their natures and actions and served as the principal source for premodern Muslim treatment of the two. In the modern period, Gog and Magog have, besides remaining objects of Quran exegesis, received considerable attention from apocalyptic writers. This article contributes to current scholars…
Portrait of an Egyptian Shādhilī
Research into the medieval Egyptian Shādhiliyya has centered around the founder, Abū l-Ḥasan al-Shādhilī (d. 656/1258), and the first major expositor, Ibn ʿAṭāʾ Allāh (d. 709/1309). This article aims to advance our knowledge of the order by exploring the life and thought of Ibn Mughayzil (fl. 895/1490), an erudite and skilled author who left behind a lengthy, wide-ranging work on Sufi thought. While the text reflects major themes of late Mamluk S…
Sainthood Among the Šāḏiliyya
Sainthood and saints were theorised at length among Sufis, including the Šāḏiliyya. A number of studies have examined the views of individual Šāḏilī‐s, including Ibn ʿAṭāʾ Allāh, Ibn Bāḫilā, and the father and son pair, Muḥammad and ʿAlī Wafā. This article aims to build on this research by surveying the ideas of Ibn Muġayzil, a disciple of the Šāḏilī shaykh Muḥammad al‐Maġribī and author of at least two works. Focusing on four key issues in Ibn M…
Human Acts in Islamic Theology
This article examines the conception of human acts of the Šayḫ al-Azhar (1263-76/ 1847-60) and prolific author Ibrāhīm al-Bāǧūrī (d. 1276/1860) as a case study for discerning the nature and worth of theological commentary literature, which was long undervalued, and his commitment to the goal of his North African Ašʿarī predecessor Muḥammad b. Yūsuf al-Sanūsī (d. 895/1490) to circumvent post-Rāzī, philosophized kalām in favour of earlier Ašʿarī th…
Islamic Studies and History (7 works) · Philosophy (7 works) · Theology (6 works) · Philosophy (5 works) · Islam (4 works) · Islamic Thought and Society Studies (4 works) · Medieval and Classical Philosophy (4 works) · Religious studies (4 works) · Religious Studies (4 works) · Epistemology (3 works)