Exploring the Mind of God: An Introduction to Shiʿite Legal Epistemology

Erscheinungsjahr 2023
ISBN: 978-90-04-53681-4
Verlag: Brill

Buch, Englisch, Band 53, 144 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 396 g

Reihe: Studies in Islamic Law and Society

This book introduces readers to the legal epistemology that is advocated within Twelver Shi'ite usul al-fiqh (legal theory). It critically surveys the epistemological underpinnings upheld by post-19th century Usuli 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 usul al-fiqh and philosophy. The book hypothesises that usul al-fiqh has both space and historical precedence to accept alternative epistemological theories that may enable orthodox Shi'ite clerics to display greater dynamism in deducing and interpreting Sharia.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Bata, Hashim

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Islam & Islamische Studien Islam: Philosophie & Wissenschaften
• Rechtswissenschaften Ausländisches Recht Islamisches Recht
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Nicht-Westliche Philosophie Islamische & Arabische Philosophie
• Geisteswissenschaften Islam & Islamische Studien Islamisches Recht

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface

Acknowledgements

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 Ijtihad

Bibliography

Index

Über Autor(innen)

Hashim Bata, Ph.D. (2012), University of Warwick, is Lecturer in Islamic Legal Studies at Al-Mahdi Institute and Associate Lecturer at University of Birmingham. He has published several articles in the fields Usul al-fiqh and Fiqh.