The Canonization of Islamic Law: A Social and Intellectual History
Author:   Ahmed El Shamsy (University of Chicago)
Publisher:   Cambridge University Press
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9781107041486


Pages:   264
Publication Date:   21 October 2013
Format:   Hardback
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Author:   Ahmed El Shamsy (University of Chicago)
Publisher:   Cambridge University Press
Imprint:   Cambridge University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.70cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 23.10cm
Weight:   0.520kg
ISBN:  

9781107041486


ISBN 10:   1107041481
Pages:   264
Publication Date:   21 October 2013
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

1. Tradition under siege; 2. Debates on Hadith and consensus; 3. From local community to universal canon; 4. Status, power, and social upheaval; 5. Scholarship between persecution and patronage; 6. Authorship, transmission, and intertextuality; 7. A community of interpretation; 8. Canonization beyond the Shafi'i school.

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'It is very well-written, draws on an impressive array of Arabic texts, and is the best available guide to al-Shafi'i's legal-theoretical writings, in large part because it engages the arguments expressed in both the Risala and the Umm. In short, it is essential reading for all students and scholars of Islamic law.' Scott. C. Lucas, Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies 'Ahmed El Shamsy has given us a ground-breaking picture of the third/ninth-century development of Shafi'i legal scholarship.' David R. Vishanoff, Islam and Christian-Muslim Relations


'It is very well-written, draws on an impressive array of Arabic texts, and is the best available guide to al-Shafiʿi's legal-theoretical writings, in large part because it engages the arguments expressed in both the Risāla and the Umm. In short, it is essential reading for all students and scholars of Islamic law.' Scott. C. Lucas, Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies 'Ahmed El Shamsy has given us a ground-breaking picture of the third/ninth-century development of Shāfiʿī legal scholarship.' David R. Vishanoff, Islam and Christian–Muslim Relations


'It is very well-written, draws on an impressive array of Arabic texts, and is the best available guide to al-Shafi'i's legal-theoretical writings, in large part because it engages the arguments expressed in both the Risala and the Umm. In short, it is essential reading for all students and scholars of Islamic law.' Scott. C. Lucas, Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies


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Ahmed El Shamsy is an Assistant Professor of Islamic Thought in the Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations at the University of Chicago.

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