Overview
Scholars praised the 1992 edition of The Search for God's Law as a groundbreaking intellectual treatment of Islamic jurisprudence. Bernard Weiss's revised edition brings to life Sayf al-Din al Amidi's classic exposition of the methodologies through which Muslim scholars have constructed their understandings of the divine law. Weiss's new introduction provides an overview of Amidi's jurisprudence that facilitates deeper comprehension of the challenging dialectic of the text. This edition includes an in-depth analysis of the nature of language and the ways in which it mediates the law, while shaping it at the same time. An updated index has been added.
Full Product Details
Author: Bernard Weiss ,
Susan Cohen ,
H. Emers Blake
Publisher: University of Utah Press,U.S.
Imprint: University of Utah Press,U.S.
Edition: Revised ed.
Dimensions:
Width: 15.20cm
, Height: 5.00cm
, Length: 22.90cm
Weight: 1.405kg
ISBN: 9780874809381
ISBN 10: 087480938
Pages: 816
Publication Date: 30 September 2010
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Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Out of Print
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
<p> It is certainly not every day that something significant happens in the field [of Islamic jurisprudence]. In The Search for God's Law that significant something has happened. --Yusuf Talal DeLorenzo, International Institute of Islamic Thought
It is certainly not every day that something significant happens in the field [of Islamic jurisprudence]. In The Search for God s Law that significant something has happened. Yusuf Talal DeLorenzo, International Institute of Islamic Thought
The Search for God's Law is all that one might hope for in its depth, its subtlety, and its comprehensive vision. --Kevin Reinhart, Dartmouth College An astonishing achievement of linguistic and analytical skills and dedicated hard work, and a foundational element for the next generation of scholars in this field. Norman Calder, University of Manchester The Search for God s Law is all that one might hope for in its depth, its subtlety, and its comprehensive vision. Kevin Reinhart, Dartmouth College It is certainly not every day that something significant happens in the field [of Islamic jurisprudence]. In The Search for God s Law that significant something has happened. Yusuf Talal DeLorenzo, International Institute of Islamic Thought
Author Information
Bernard G. Weiss is professor of languages and literature at the University of Utah. He is the author of The Spirit of Islamic Law and co-editor of the Brill series Studies in Islamic Law and Society.
