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.
General
Imprint: |
Cambridge UniversityPress
|
Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Release date: |
November 2005 |
First published: |
2001 |
Authors: |
Wael B. Hallaq
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Dimensions: |
230 x 155 x 20mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback - Trade
|
Pages: |
284 |
Edition: |
Digitally printed 1st pbk. ed |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-521-02393-1 |
Categories: |
Books >
Law >
Other areas of law >
Islamic law
|
LSN: |
0-521-02393-9 |
Barcode: |
9780521023931 |
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