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Islamic law in theory : studies on jurisprudence in honor of Bernard Weiss / edited by A. Kevin Reinhart and Robert Gleave ; with an appreciation by Peter Sluglett.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Studies in Islamic law and society ; Volume 37.
- Studies in Islamic Law and Society, 1384-1130 ; Volume 37
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Islamic law.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (390 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Leiden, Netherlands : Brill, 2014.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- The contributions of Bernard Weiss to the study of the principles of jurisprudence (uṣūl al-fiqh) are recognized in a series of contributions on Islamic legal theory. These thirteen chapters study a range of Islamic texts and employ contemporary legal, religious, and hermeneutical theory to study the methodology of Islamic law. Contributors include: Peter Sluglett, Ahmed El Shamsy, Éric Chaumont, A. Kevin Reinhart, Mohammad Fadel, Jonathan Brockopp, Christian Lange, Raquel M. Ukeles, Paul Powers, Robert Gleave, Wolfhart Heinrichs, Joseph Lowry, Rudolph Peters, Frank E. Vogel
- Contents:
- Part 1. Law and reason
- Part 2. Law and religion
- Part 3. Law and language
- Part 4. Law: diversity and authority.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 90-04-26519-8
- OCLC:
- 880826905
- Publisher Number:
- 10.1163/9789004265196 DOI
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