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245 00 $aLaw and tradition in classical Islamic thought :$bstudies in honor of Professor Hossein Modarressi /$cedited by Michael Cook, Najam Haider, Intisar Rabb, and Asma Sayeed.
250 $aFirst edition.
264 1 $aNew York :$bPalgrave Macmillan,$c2013.
300 $axix, 326 pages :$bmaps ;$c25 cm.
336 $atext$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$2rdacarrier
490 1 $aPalgrave series in Islamic theology, law, and history
520 $a"Bringing together essays on topics related to Islamic law, this book is composed of articles by prominent legal scholars and historians of Islam. The authors cover a wide swath of issues, ranging from a detailed examination of Shi'i traditions governing legal interpretations about everyday affairs like prayer to the intellectual exchanges between Jewish and Muslim scholars of medieval Islamic tradition on works of logic. Taken together, these articles develop key inquiries concerning Islamic law in unique ways. They also exemplify a critical development in the field of Islamic Studies over the last few years: the proliferation of methodological approaches that employ a broad variety of sources to analyze social and political developments. "--$cProvided by publisher.
520 $a"This collection brings together the work of some of the most prominent legal scholars and historians of Islam. The assembled articles cover a wide range of issues from debates over the Qur'anic text and issues of law to vibrant intellectual exchanges in philosophy and history. Taken together, these articles develop key inquiries surrounding Islamic law and tradition in unique ways. They also exemplify a critical development in the field of Islamic studies over the last few decades: the proliferation of methodological approaches that employ a broad variety of sources to analyze social and political developments in classical Islam"--$cProvided by publisher.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 8 $aMachine generated contents note: -- Part One: Islamic Law and Its Sources * References to the Shi'a in the Qur'an: Notes on Imami Exegesis and the "Abu Basir Tradition" -- Etan Kohlberg * The Stylometric Approach to the Composition and Chronology of the Qur'an -- Behnam Sadeki * Why Incline to the Left in Prayer? Sectarianism, Dialectic, and Archaeology in Imami Shi'ism -- Michael Cook * Shi'i Hadith Methodology in Shi'i Usuli Legal Argumentation -- Tariq al-Jamil * Fatima and Abu Bakr: Inheritance Law in Sectarian Polemics -- Denise Soufi * 'Alid Women in Hadith Literature: The Legacies of Sukayna bt. Al-Husayn and Nafisa bt. Al-Hasan b. Zayd -- Asma Sayeed * Part Two: Discourses on Islamic Law * Ijtihad and Taqlid: Practice and Concept -- Roy Mottahedeh * The Discourses on Husn and Qubh in Sunni and Shi'i Jurisprudence -- Khaled Abou El Fadl * Mu'awiya in Medina: A Shafi'i-Zaydi Attack on the Integrity of Medinan 'Amal -- Najam Haider * When Jurists Disappear: The Social Logic of Legal Maxims -- Intisar A. Rabb * Part Three: Intellectual Traditions * The Place of Logic in the Curriculum of the Khayrabadi School: From Imam-i Haqq to Muntakhab al-Haqq -- Asad Ahmed * Two Commentaries on Najm al-Din al-Katibi's al-Risala al-Shamsiyya -- Sabine Schmitdke * Al-Hasan b. Musa al-Nawbakhti: Shi'i Theologian or Philosopher? -- Wilferd Madelung * Conversion and Law: A Muslim-Christian Comparison -- Richard Bulliet.
650 0 $aIslamic law$xInterpretation and construction.
600 10 $aModarressi Tabataba'i, Hossein.
650 0 $aIslamic law$xHistory.
650 0 $aIslamic law$xPhilosophy.
650 0 $aShīʻah$xDoctrines.
650 7 $aRELIGION / Islam / History.$2bisacsh
650 7 $aRELIGION / Islam / General.$2bisacsh
650 7 $aRELIGION / Islam / Theology.$2bisacsh
700 1 $aCook, Michael,$d1940-
700 1 $aHaider, Najam Iftikhar,$d1974-
700 1 $aRabb, Intisar A.
700 1 $aSayeed, Asma.
830 0 $aPalgrave series in Islamic theology, law, and history.
852 00 $bglx$hKBP440.74$i.L39 2013g