Inevitable Doubt

Two Theories of Shī'ī Jurisprudence
Erscheinungsjahr 2000
ISBN: 978-90-04-11595-8
Verlag: Brill

Buch, Englisch, Band 12, 268 Seiten, Format (B × H): 161 mm x 241 mm, Gewicht: 527 g

Reihe: Studies in Islamic Law and Society

In this volume, two classical texts of legal theory '(usÅ«l al-fiqh)' are analysed. The authors of these works belonged to two schools of ShÄ«‘Ä« jurisprudence: YÅ«suf al-BahÌ£rÄnÄ« (d. 1186/1772) was a key figure in the 'AkhbÄrÄ«' school, and his adversary, MuhÌ£ammad BÄqir al-BihbahÄanÄ« (d. 1206/1791-2) was credited with the revival of the 'UsÅ«li' school and the defeat of Akhbarism after BahÌ£rÄnÄ«'s death. Through a comparison of the two writers' theories, this work describes the major areas of dispute between the two schools, examining how their different epistemologies lead to different conceptions of the sources and interpretation of the SharÄ«‘a, God's law for humanity. This work will, then, be of interest to historians of Islamic thought generally, and ShÄ«‘Ä« thought and Islamic legal theory, in particular.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Gleave, Robert

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Islam & Islamische Studien Islamisches Recht
• Geisteswissenschaften Islam & Islamische Studien Islam: Philosophie & Wissenschaften
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Rechtsphilosophie, Rechtsethik
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Nicht-Westliche Philosophie Islamische & Arabische Philosophie
• Geisteswissenschaften Islam & Islamische Studien Islam & Islamische Studien
• Rechtswissenschaften Ausländisches Recht Islamisches Recht
• Rechtswissenschaften Recht, Rechtswissenschaft Allgemein Rechtsphilosophie, Rechtsethik

Über Autor(innen)

Robert Gleave, Ph.D. (1996) in Islamic Studies, University of Manchester is Lecturer in Islamic Studies, University of Bristol. He has published on Twelver Shi‘i thought, Islamic legal theory and co-edited Islamic Law: Theory and Practice (I B Tauris, 1998).