Authority, continuity, and change in Islamic law /

Hallaq, Wael B., 1955-

Authority, continuity, and change in Islamic law / Wael B. Hallaq. - Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2001. - 1 online resource (xiv, 269 pages)

Includes bibliographical references (pages 242-260) and index.

Juristic typologies: a framework for enquiry -- Early ijtihād and the later construction of authority -- The rise and augmentation of school authority -- Taqlīd: authority, hermeneutics, and function -- Operative terminology and the dynamics of legal doctrine -- The jurisconsult, the author-jurist, and legal change -- Summary and conclusions.

In his latest book, Wael Hallaq examines the relationship between authority, continuity and change in Islamic law and concludes that the mechanisms of change are embedded in its very structure despite its inherent conservatism. Scholars will welcome the intellectual rigor and innovation of this pathbreaking analysis.


English.

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Islamic law.
Authority--Religious aspects--Islam.
Droit islamique.
Autorité--Aspect religieux--Islam.
86.14 Islamic law.
RELIGION--Islam--Law.
Authority--Religious aspects--Islam.
Islamic law.
Islam
Rechtstheorie
Recht
Islamitisch recht.
Gezag.

Ley Islámica Islam Autoridad Aspectos religiosos.


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