Hallaq, Wael B., 1955-

Authority, continuity, and change in Islamic law / Wael B. Hallaq. - Digitally printed 1st pbk. ed. - Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2005. - xiv, 269 pages ; 23 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages 242-260) and index.

Machine derived contents note: 1. Juristic typologies: a framework for enquiry; 2. Early ijtihad and the later construction of authority; 3. The rise and augmentation of school authority; 4. Taqlid: authority, hermeneutics and function; 5. Operative terminology and the dynamics of legal doctrine; 6. The jurisconsult, the author-jurist and legal change; Summary and conclusions.

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Islamic law--Interpretation and construction.
Authority--Religious aspects--Islam.
Authority--Religious aspects--Islam.
Islamic law--Interpretation and construction.

KBP454 / .H35 2005

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