The Philosophy of Language in Islamic Legal Theory
On the Avicennian Classification of Signification in Fa?r ad-din ar-Razi (d. 1210)
Will be published approx. on 25. June 2026
Book
Hardback
284 pages
978-90-04-73602-3 (ISBN)
Description
In The Philosophy of Language in Islamic Legal Theory Nora Kalbarczyk examines the influential jurisprudential work al-Ma??ul fi ?ilm u?ul al-fiqh (d. 1210). By means of a detailed analysis of the linguistic treatise of this work she highlights the impact of the philosophical tradition on Islamic legal theory (u?ul al-fiqh) in the so-called post-Avicennian era (11th-14th c.). Her main focus lies on a classification of signification (dalala) that can be traced back to Ibn Sina (lat. Avicenna, d. 1037): a word may signify a meaning by way of congruence (mu?abaqa), containment (ta?ammun) or implication (iltizam). The author shows how Fa?r ad-din ar-Razi develops - on the basis of the Avicennian theory of signification - a hermeneutic toolbox which is not only relevant in the context of Arabic philosophy but also useful for different questions of Islamic legal theory.
Reviews / Votes
"Der zugegeben sehr sorgfaeltigen Textarbeit, die grosse Bewunderung verdient." Angelika Brodersen, in Orientalistische Literaturzeitung 115/1 (2020)More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Leiden
Netherlands
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 155 mm
Thickness: 24 mm
Weight
600 gr
ISBN-13
978-90-04-73602-3 (9789004736023)
Copyright in bibliographic data is held by Nielsen Book Services Limited or its licensors: all rights reserved.
Schweitzer Classification
Person
Nora Kalbarczyk, Ph.D. (2016), Ruhr-Universitaet Bochum, is a scholar in Islamic Studies. Her fields of research include Arabic Philosophy and Islamic Legal Theory.