The origins of Islamic jurisprudence : Meccan fiqh before the classical schools / Harald Motzki.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Motzki, Harald, author.

Series:

Islamic history and civilization ; Volume 41.

Islamic History and Civilization Series ; Volume 41

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Islamic law--History--To 1500.

Islamic law.

Jurisprudence--Arab countries--History--To 1500.

Jurisprudence.

Islamic law--Study and teaching--Arab countries--History--To 1500.

Physical Description:

1 online resource.

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Leiden, Netherlands : Brill, [2002]

Summary:

The current view among Western scholars of Islam concerning the early development of Islamic jurisprudence was shaped by Joseph Schacht's famous study on the subject published 50 years ago. Since then new sources became available which make a critical review of his theories possible and desirable. This volume uses one of these sources to reconstruct the development of jurisprudence at Mecca, virtually unknown until now, from the beginnings until the middle of the second Islamic century. New methods of analysis are developed and tested in order to date the material contained in the earliest compilations of legal traditions more properly. As a result the origins of Islamic jurisprudence can be dated much earlier than claimed by Schacht and his school.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9789004491533

9004491538

OCLC:

1492928153

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9789004491533 DOI