Early Islamic Legal Theory
Author | : Joseph Lowry |
Publisher | : BRILL |
Total Pages | : 459 |
Release | : 2007-12-31 |
ISBN-10 | : 9789047423898 |
ISBN-13 | : 9047423895 |
Rating | : 4/5 (98 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Early Islamic Legal Theory by : Joseph Lowry
Download or read book Early Islamic Legal Theory written by Joseph Lowry and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2007-12-31 with total page 459 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book offers a comprehensive reinterpretation of Shāfiʿī’s Risāla and shows how Shāfiʿī sought to formulate an all-embracing hermeneutic that portrays the law as a tightly interlocking structure organized around defined interactions of the Qurʾān and the Sunna.