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.