Authority, continuity, and change in Islamic law / Wael B. Hallaq.
"Wael B. Hallaq is regarded as one of the leading scholars in the field of Islamic law. In a path-breaking new book, the author shows how authority guaranteed both continuity and change in Islamic law. While the role of the law schools in augmenting these processes was of the essence, the autho...
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| Format: | Ebook |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge, UK ; New York :
Cambridge University Press,
2005.
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| Edition: | Digitally printed 1st pbk. edition. |
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| Online Access: | Cambridge Books on Core |
| Summary: | "Wael B. Hallaq is regarded as one of the leading scholars in the field of Islamic law. In a path-breaking new book, the author shows how authority guaranteed both continuity and change in Islamic law. While the role of the law schools in augmenting these processes was of the essence, the author demonstrates that it was the construction of the absolutist authority of the school founder, an image which he suggests was actually developed later in history, that maintained the foundations of school methodology and hermeneutics. The defence of that methodology gave rise to an infinite variety of individual legal opinions, ultimately accommodating changes in the law. Thus the author concludes that the mechanisms of change were embedded in the very structure of Islamic law, despite its essentially conservative nature. This book will be welcomed by specialists and scholars in Islamic law for its rigour and innovation."--Publisher description. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xiv, 269 pages) |
| Format: | Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 0511017804 9780511017803 0511047967 9780511047961 0511153295 9780511153297 0511173954 9780511173950 0511327854 9780511327858 0511495552 9780511495557 0521023939 9780521023931 1280433256 9781280433252 |
| DOI: | 10.1017/CBO9780511495557 |