Islamic Law and Culture, 1600-1840

Erscheinungsjahr 1999
ISBN: 978-90-04-11319-0
Verlag: Brill

Buch, Englisch, Band 9, 158 Seiten, Format (B × H): 166 mm x 245 mm, Gewicht: 458 g

Reihe: Studies in Islamic Law and Society

In the final phase of its pre-modern period of existence, Islamic Law is based mainly on the fatwa collections of two prominent Arab jurists and one Turkish jurist from this period.

The book re-examines the basic methodological structure of Islamic law (including its complex relations with the state) and poses the question as to whether Islamic law became increasingly closed and rigid. It was found that no such closure ever took place. Flexibility and openness remained vital, via terms such as istihsan, ijtihad and 'urf. Unheralded innovation was also common.

The book will be of importance to those interested in Islamic law, as well as to those interested in Islamic thought in general and the relations between society and the state.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Gerber, Haim

Gerber, Hayyim

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Islam & Islamische Studien Islam: Leben & Praxis
• Geisteswissenschaften Islam & Islamische Studien Geschichte des Islam Geschichte des Islam: Neuzeit
• Geisteswissenschaften Islam & Islamische Studien Islam & Islamische Studien
• Rechtswissenschaften Ausländisches Recht Islamisches Recht
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Weltgeschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Islam & Islamische Studien Islamisches Recht

Über Autor(innen)

Haim Gerber, Ph.D. (1977), Hebrew University of Jerusalem, is the author of several books dealing with the economic, social and legal history of the Middle East under the Ottoman Empire.