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Hallaq Wael B

Authority, continuity and change in Islamic law - Cambridge Cambridge University Press 2001 - 269p ix

Contents
1. Juristic typologies: a framework for enquiry;
2. Early ijtihad and the later construction of authority;
3. The rise and augmentation of school authority;
4. Taqlid: authority, hermeneutics and function;
5. Operative terminology and the dynamics of legal doctrine;
6. The jurisconsult, the author-jurist and legal change;
Summary and conclusions

ISBN: 9780521023931

Subjects--Topical Terms:
1. Islamic Law - Theories - History 2. Mohammedan Law - Islamic Aspect3. Mohammedan Law - Development

Dewey Class. No.: 340.590000 / HAL