Authority, continuity, and change in Islamic law /

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In his latest book, Wael Hallaq examines the relationship between authority, continuity and change in Islamic law and concludes that the mechanisms of change are embedded in its very structure despite its inherent conservatism. Scholars will welcome the intellectual rigor and innovation of this path...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Hallaq, Wael B., 1955-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2001.
Subjects:
Islamic law.
Authority > Religious aspects > Islam.
Droit islamique.
Autorité > Aspect religieux > Islam.
86.14 Islamic law.
RELIGION > Islam > Law.
Authority > Religious aspects > Islam
Islamic law
Islam
Rechtstheorie
Recht
Islamitisch recht.
Gezag.
Ley Islámica
Islam > Autoridad > Aspectos religiosos.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Juristic typologies: a framework for enquiry
  • Early ijtihād and the later construction of authority
  • The rise and augmentation of school authority
  • Taqlīd: authority, hermeneutics, and function
  • Operative terminology and the dynamics of legal doctrine
  • The jurisconsult, the author-jurist, and legal change
  • Summary and conclusions.

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