Exploring the Mind of God: An Introduction to Shiʿite Legal Epistemology /
Bata, Hashim,
Exploring the Mind of God: An Introduction to Shiʿite Legal Epistemology / Hashim Bata. - 1 online resource (180 pages) : illustrations. - Middle East and Islamic Studies E-Books Online, Collection 2023 Studies in Islamic Law and Society ; 53 . - Middle East and Islamic Studies E-Books Online, Collection 2023. Studies in Islamic Law and Society ; 53. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Acknowledgements -- Preface -- Ch 1: Introduction to Islamic Legal Theory -- Ch 2: The Non-Authoritativeness of Conjecture -- Ch 3: The Authoritativeness of Certainty -- Ch 4: The Authoritativeness of Substantiated Conjecture -- Ch 5: Implications of Legal Epistemology on IjtihÄd -- Bibliography -- Index.
This book introduces readers to the legal epistemology that is advocated within Twelver Shiʿite uṣūl al-fiqh (legal theory). It critically surveys the epistemological underpinnings upheld by post-19th century Uṣūlī clerics that impel them to mainly deduce and interpret Sharia using scripture and literalist hermeneutical methods. An evaluation of these underpinnings uncovers the important juxtaposition that exists between the seminarian discourses of uṣūl al-fiqh and philosophy. The book hypothesises that uṣūl al-fiqh has both space and historical precedence to accept alternative epistemological theories that may enable orthodox Shiʿite clerics to display greater dynamism in deducing and interpreting Sharia.
English
9789004536814 9789004544000
10.1163/9789004544000 DOI
Islam.
Islamic courts.
Islamic law--Philosophy.
KBP430
297.14
Exploring the Mind of God: An Introduction to Shiʿite Legal Epistemology / Hashim Bata. - 1 online resource (180 pages) : illustrations. - Middle East and Islamic Studies E-Books Online, Collection 2023 Studies in Islamic Law and Society ; 53 . - Middle East and Islamic Studies E-Books Online, Collection 2023. Studies in Islamic Law and Society ; 53. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Acknowledgements -- Preface -- Ch 1: Introduction to Islamic Legal Theory -- Ch 2: The Non-Authoritativeness of Conjecture -- Ch 3: The Authoritativeness of Certainty -- Ch 4: The Authoritativeness of Substantiated Conjecture -- Ch 5: Implications of Legal Epistemology on IjtihÄd -- Bibliography -- Index.
This book introduces readers to the legal epistemology that is advocated within Twelver Shiʿite uṣūl al-fiqh (legal theory). It critically surveys the epistemological underpinnings upheld by post-19th century Uṣūlī clerics that impel them to mainly deduce and interpret Sharia using scripture and literalist hermeneutical methods. An evaluation of these underpinnings uncovers the important juxtaposition that exists between the seminarian discourses of uṣūl al-fiqh and philosophy. The book hypothesises that uṣūl al-fiqh has both space and historical precedence to accept alternative epistemological theories that may enable orthodox Shiʿite clerics to display greater dynamism in deducing and interpreting Sharia.
English
9789004536814 9789004544000
10.1163/9789004544000 DOI
Islam.
Islamic courts.
Islamic law--Philosophy.
KBP430
297.14