Shi'ism revisited : ijtihad and reformation in contemporary times / Liyakat Takim.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Takim, Liyakatali, 1957- author.

Series:

Oxford scholarship online.

Oxford scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Shīʻah--History--21st century.

Shīʻah.

Islamic modernism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (273 pages)

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2022]

Summary:

Contemporary Muslims face a challenge: how should they define the relationship between normative Islamic jurisprudence - worked out by classical jurists over the course of centuries - and the reality that confronts them in their everyday lives. They have to reckon with how religion can regulate and serve the needs of a changing community. Is there a need for reformation in Islam? If so, where should it begin and how should it proceed? So far, these challenging questions have received little attention from Western scholars. 'Shi'ism Revisited' will address this gap.

Contents:

Cover

Half title

Shi'ism Revisited

Copyright

Dedication

Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction

1. The Concept of an Islamic Reformation

2. Usul al-​Fiqh and Ijtihad in Shi'ism

3. Islamic Reformation and the Tools of Ijtihad

4. Reason and Ethics and an Islamic Reformation

5. The Neo-​Ijtihadist Phenomenon

Conclusion

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Also issued in print: 2021.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-19-760900-7

0-19-760901-5

0-19-760899-X

OCLC:

1281974669