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Author:   Wael B. Hallaq
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Variorum
Edition:   New edition
Volume:   CS 474
Weight:   0.408kg
ISBN:  

9780860784562

ISBN 10:   0860784568
Pages:   344
Publication Date:   16 February 1995
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Contents: Preface; The logic of legal reasoning in religious and non-religious cultures: the case of Islamic law and the common law; Non-analogical arguments in Sunni juridical qiyas; Logic, formal arguments and formalization of arguments in Sunni jurisprudence; On inductive corroboration, probability and certainty in Sunni legal thought; Was the Gate of Ijtihad closed?; On the origins of the controversy about the existence of Mujtahids and the Gate of Ijtihad; Was al-Shafi'i the master architect of Islamic jurisprudence?; On the authoritativeness of Sunni consensus; The use and abuse of evidence: the question of provincial and Roman influences on early Islamic law; Notes on the term QarA (R)na in Islamic legal discourse; The primacy of the Qur'an in Shatibi's legal theory; Usul al-Fiqh: beyond tradition; Index of Arabic terms; General index.

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'...specialists as well as students new to the field of Islamic law will find it valuable.' Bulletin of the Middle East Studies Association, No. 30

Author Information

Wael B. Hallaq is Professor of Islamic Law in the Institute of Islamic Studies, McGill University, Canada

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