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Radical reform : Islamic ethics and liberation

Ramadan Tariq

Radical reform : Islamic ethics and liberation - Oxford Oxford University Press 2009 - 372p

Contents:
Introduction 1
I About Reform:
1 The Concept of “Reform” 11;
2 What Reform Do We Mean? 26;
II Classical Approaches of the Fundamentals of Law and Jurisprudence (Usûl al‐Fiqh):
3 Imam ash‐Shâfi' î: The Deductive Approach 41;
4 The Hanafî School: The Inductive Approach 49;
5 The School of Maqâsid: The Higher Objectives of Law 59;
6 A Synthesis 77;
III For a New Geography of the Sources of Law and Jurisprudence (Usûl al‐Fiqh):
7 Determining the Sources of Islamic Law and Jurisprudence 85;
8 The Context (al‐Wâqi') as a Source of Law 101;
9 The Growing Complexity of the Real 113;
10 Elaborating an Applied Islamic Ethics 126;
IV Case Studies:
11 Islamic Ethics and Medical Sciences 159;
12 Culture and the Arts 183;
13 Women: Traditions and Liberation 207;
14 Ecology and Economy 233;
15 Society, Education, and Power 259;
16 Ethics and Universals 293;
Conclusion 315;
Acknowledgements 321;
Notes 323;
Glossary 359;
Index 365.


9780195331714


1. Islamic Law - Interpretation & Construction2. Law Reform 3. Islamic Ethics

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