Locating the Shari??a
Legal Fluidity in Theory, History and Practice
Published on 14. February 2019
Book
Hardback
282 pages
978-90-04-37710-3 (ISBN)
Description
The study of the shari?a has enjoyed a renaissance in the last two decades and it will continue to attract interdisciplinary attention given the ongoing social, political and religious developments throughout the Muslim world. With such a variety of debates, and a corresponding multitude of theoretical methods, students and non-scholars are often overwhelmed by the complexity of the field. Even experts will often need to consult multiple sources to understand these new voices and provide accessible answers to specialist and non-specialist audiences alike. This volume is intended for both the novice and expert as a companion to understanding the evolution of the field of Islamic law, the current work that is shaping this field, and the new directions the shari?a will take in the twenty-first/fifteenth century.
Contributors are Khaled Abou El Fadl, Asma Afsaruddin Ahmad Ahmad, Sarah Albrecht, Ovamir Anjum, Dale Correa, Robert Gleave, Sohail Hanif, Rami Koujah, Marion Katz, Asifa Quraishi-Landes, David Warren and Salman Younas.
Contributors are Khaled Abou El Fadl, Asma Afsaruddin Ahmad Ahmad, Sarah Albrecht, Ovamir Anjum, Dale Correa, Robert Gleave, Sohail Hanif, Rami Koujah, Marion Katz, Asifa Quraishi-Landes, David Warren and Salman Younas.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Leiden
Netherlands
Target group
Professional and scholarly
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sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Dimensions
Height: 236 mm
Width: 157 mm
Thickness: 20 mm
Weight
544 gr
ISBN-13
978-90-04-37710-3 (9789004377103)
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Sohaira Z.M. Siddiqui is an Assistant Professor at Georgetown University in Qatar. She has published the book Law and Politics under the Abbasids: An Intellectual Portrait of al-Juwayni, and numerous articles in journals such as the Journal of Islamic Studies, Islamic Law and Society, and The Journal of the American Oriental Society.
Content
Notes on Contributors
Introduction
Part 1: Reflections on the Study of the Shari??a
1 The Roots of Persuasion and the Future of Shari?a
?Khaled Abou El Fadl
2 Sectarianism and Integration
Contemporary Categories and the Prospects for Islamic Legal Studies
?Robert Gleave
3 Gender and Legal Fluidity
?Marion Katz
4 Translating The Fatigue of the Shari??a
?Ahmad Atif Ahmad
Part 2: Study of the Shari??a in the Classical Period
5 Qur?anic Jiha?d Refracted through a Juridical Lens
An Exercise in Realpolitik
?Asma Afsaruddin
6 Al-?adith al-Mashhur
A ?anafi Reference to Kufan Practice?
?Sohail Hanif
7 Taking a Theological Turn in Legal Theory
Regional Priority and Theology in Transoxanian ?anafi Thought
?Dale J. Correa
8 Ma?la?a as a Normative Claim of Islamic Jurisprudence
The Legal Philosophy of al-?Izz b. ?Abd al-Salam
?Rami Koujah
Part 3: Study of the Shari??a in the Modern and Contemporary Periods
9 A Conservative Jurist's Approach to Legal Change
Ashraf ?Ali al-Thanawi on Women's Political Rule
?Salman Younas
10 Legislating Morality and Other Illusions about Islamic Government
?Asifa Quraishi-Landes
11 Relocating Dar al-Islam
Contemporary Islamic Perspectives on Territoriality
?Sarah Albrecht
12 Religion, Politics, and the Anxiety of Contemporary Ma?la?a Reasoning
The Production of a Fiqh al-Thawra after the 2011 Egyptian Revolution
?David H. Warren
13 Whither Islam?
Western Islamic Reform and Discursive Density
?Ovamir Anjum
?Index
Introduction
Part 1: Reflections on the Study of the Shari??a
1 The Roots of Persuasion and the Future of Shari?a
?Khaled Abou El Fadl
2 Sectarianism and Integration
Contemporary Categories and the Prospects for Islamic Legal Studies
?Robert Gleave
3 Gender and Legal Fluidity
?Marion Katz
4 Translating The Fatigue of the Shari??a
?Ahmad Atif Ahmad
Part 2: Study of the Shari??a in the Classical Period
5 Qur?anic Jiha?d Refracted through a Juridical Lens
An Exercise in Realpolitik
?Asma Afsaruddin
6 Al-?adith al-Mashhur
A ?anafi Reference to Kufan Practice?
?Sohail Hanif
7 Taking a Theological Turn in Legal Theory
Regional Priority and Theology in Transoxanian ?anafi Thought
?Dale J. Correa
8 Ma?la?a as a Normative Claim of Islamic Jurisprudence
The Legal Philosophy of al-?Izz b. ?Abd al-Salam
?Rami Koujah
Part 3: Study of the Shari??a in the Modern and Contemporary Periods
9 A Conservative Jurist's Approach to Legal Change
Ashraf ?Ali al-Thanawi on Women's Political Rule
?Salman Younas
10 Legislating Morality and Other Illusions about Islamic Government
?Asifa Quraishi-Landes
11 Relocating Dar al-Islam
Contemporary Islamic Perspectives on Territoriality
?Sarah Albrecht
12 Religion, Politics, and the Anxiety of Contemporary Ma?la?a Reasoning
The Production of a Fiqh al-Thawra after the 2011 Egyptian Revolution
?David H. Warren
13 Whither Islam?
Western Islamic Reform and Discursive Density
?Ovamir Anjum
?Index