Islamic law in theory : studies on jurisprudence in honor of Bernard Weiss / / edited by A. Kevin Reinhart and Robert Gleave ; with an appreciation by Peter Sluglett

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910813388603321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Leiden, Netherlands : , : Brill, , 2014; ©2014
• ISBN: 90-04-26519-8
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (390 p.)
• Collana: Studies in Islamic Law and Society, , 1384-1130 ; ; Volume 37
• Disciplina: 340.5/9
• Soggetti: Islamic law
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Part 1. Law and reason -- Part 2. Law and religion -- Part 3. Law and language -- Part 4. Law: diversity and authority.
• Sommario/riassunto: The contributions of Bernard Weiss to the study of the principles of jurisprudence (uṣūl al-fiqh) are recognized in a series of contributions on Islamic legal theory. These thirteen chapters study a range of Islamic texts and employ contemporary legal, religious, and hermeneutical theory to study the methodology of Islamic law. Contributors include: Peter Sluglett, Ahmed El Shamsy, Éric Chaumont, A. Kevin Reinhart, Mohammad Fadel, Jonathan Brockopp, Christian Lange, Raquel M. Ukeles, Paul Powers, Robert Gleave, Wolfhart Heinrichs, Joseph Lowry, Rudolph Peters, Frank E. Vogel