Description
| Product ID: | 9781647920418 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | Islamic Legal Theory: A Critical Introduction |
| Subtitle: | Based on al-Juwayni's Waraqat fi usul al-fiqh |
| Authors: | Author: David R. Vishanoff |
| Page Count: | 296 |
| Subjects: | Islam, Islamic theology, Politics and government, Systems of law: Islamic law, Politics & government, Islamic law |
| Description: | David Vishanoff’s thorough and original unpacking of the Sunni jurist al-Juwayni’s (1028–1085) Kitab al-Waraqat fi u?ul al-fiqh introduces English-speaking readers to the main concepts, terms, principles, and functions of the classical Islamic discipline of legal theory. This volume offers an ideal entry to the otherwise dense and complex mainstream Sunni views that dominated Islamic legal thought in al-Juwayni’s day—and that are still widely accepted today. A critical edition of al-Juwayni’s Arabic text is also included. David Vishanoff’s thorough and original unpacking of the Sunnī jurist al-Juwaynī’s (1028–1085) Kitāb al-Waraqāt fī uṣūl al-fiqh introduces English-speaking readers to the main concepts, terms, principles, and functions of the classical Islamic discipline of legal theory. This volume offers an ideal entry to the otherwise dense and complex mainstream Sunnī views that dominated Islamic legal thought in al-Juwaynī’s day—and that are still widely accepted today. A critical edition of al-Juwaynī’s Arabic text is also included. |
| Imprint Name: | Hackett Publishing Co, Inc |
| Publisher Name: | Hackett Publishing Co, Inc |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2022-07-18 |
