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The origins of Muhammadan jurisprudence

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Publication details: Oxford Clarendon Press 1950Description: 351pISBN:
  • 9780198251361
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 340.590000 SCH
Contents:
Table of Contents Frontmatter page N/A; PART I THE DEVELOPMENT OF LEGAL THEORY; CHAPTER 1. THE CLASSICAL THEORY OF MUHAMMADAN LAW. THE FUNCTION OF TRADITIONS page 1; CHAPTER 2. THE ANCIENT SCHOOLS OF LAW. SHAFI'I'S ATTITUDE TO THEM page 6; CHAPTER 3. SHAFI'I AND LEGAL TRADITIONS page 11; CHAPTER 4. TRADITIONS IN THE ANCIENT SCHOOLS OF LAW page 21; CHAPTER 5. TECHNICAL CRITICISM OF TRADITIONS BY SHAFI'I AND HIS PREDECESSORS page 36; CHAPTER 6. ARGUMENTS FOR AND AGAINST TRADITIONS page 40; CHAPTER 7. SUNNA, 'PRACTICE,' AND 'LIVING TRADITION' page 58; CHAPTER 8. CONSENSUS AND DISAGREEMENT page 82; CHAPTER 9. ANALOGY, SYSTEMATIC REASONING, AND PERSONAL OPINION page 98; CHAPTER 10. FINAL REMARKS ON LEGAL THEORY page 133; PART II THE GROWTH OF LEGAL TRADITIONS; CHAPTER 1. PRELIMINARY REMARKS page 138; CHAPTER 2. THE GROWTH OF LEGAL TRADITIONS IN THE LITERARY PERIOD. CONCLUSIONS ON THE PRE-LITERARY PERIOD page 140; CHAPTER 3. THE CONFLICT OF DOCTRINES AS REFLECTED IN THE GROWTH OF TRADITIONS page 152; CHAPTER 4. THE EVIDENCE OF ISNADS page 163; CHAPTER 5. THE ORIGIN OF LEGAL TRADITIONS IN THE FIRST HALF OF THE SECOND CENTURY A.H. page 176; CHAPTER 6. LEGAL MAXIMS IN TRADITIONS page 180; PART III THE TRANSMISSION OF LEGAL DOCTRINE; CHAPTER 1. UMAIYAD PRACTICE AS THE STARTING-POINT OF MUHAMMADAN JURISPRUDENCE page 190; CHAPTER 2. COMMON ANCIENT DOCTRINE AND CROSS- INFLUENCES page 214; CHAPTER 3. THE KORANIC ELEMENT IN EARLY MUHAMMADAN LAW page 224; CHAPTER 4. THE IRAQIANS page 228; CHAPTER 5. THE MEDINESE AND MECCANS page 243; CHAPTER 6. THE TRADITIONISTS page 253; CHAPTER 7. THE MU'TAZILA page 258; CHAPTER 8. KHARIJI LAW page 260; CHAPTER 9. SHI'A LAW page 262; PART IV THE DEVELOPMENT OF TECHNICAL LEGAL THOUGHT; CHAPTER 1. THE DEVELOPMENT OF LEGAL REASONING IN GENERAL page 269; CHAPTER 2. SYSTEMATIZING AND ISLAMICIZING page 283; CHAPTER 3. AUZA'I'S REASONING page 288; CHAPTER 4. THE REASONING OF INDIVIDUAL IRAQIANS page 290; CHAPTER 5. MALIK'S REASONING page 311; CHAPTER 6. SHAFI'I'S REASONING page 315; EPILOGUE page 329 ; APPENDIX I. CHRONOLOGY OF SHAFI'I'S WRITINGS page 330 ; APPENDIX II. LIST OF PARAGRAPHS IN SHAFI'I'S TREATISES page 331 ; BIBLIOGRAPHY AND LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS page 336 ; INDEX OF LEGAL PROBLEMS page 341; GENERAL INDEX page 344; ADDENDA page 349
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Table of Contents
Frontmatter page N/A;
PART I THE DEVELOPMENT OF LEGAL THEORY;
CHAPTER 1. THE CLASSICAL THEORY OF MUHAMMADAN LAW. THE FUNCTION OF TRADITIONS page 1;
CHAPTER 2. THE ANCIENT SCHOOLS OF LAW. SHAFI'I'S ATTITUDE TO THEM page 6;
CHAPTER 3. SHAFI'I AND LEGAL TRADITIONS page 11;
CHAPTER 4. TRADITIONS IN THE ANCIENT SCHOOLS OF LAW page 21;
CHAPTER 5. TECHNICAL CRITICISM OF TRADITIONS BY SHAFI'I AND HIS PREDECESSORS page 36;
CHAPTER 6. ARGUMENTS FOR AND AGAINST TRADITIONS page 40;
CHAPTER 7. SUNNA, 'PRACTICE,' AND 'LIVING TRADITION' page 58;
CHAPTER 8. CONSENSUS AND DISAGREEMENT page 82;
CHAPTER 9. ANALOGY, SYSTEMATIC REASONING, AND PERSONAL OPINION page 98;
CHAPTER 10. FINAL REMARKS ON LEGAL THEORY page 133;
PART II THE GROWTH OF LEGAL TRADITIONS;
CHAPTER 1. PRELIMINARY REMARKS page 138;
CHAPTER 2. THE GROWTH OF LEGAL TRADITIONS IN THE LITERARY PERIOD. CONCLUSIONS ON THE PRE-LITERARY PERIOD page 140;
CHAPTER 3. THE CONFLICT OF DOCTRINES AS REFLECTED IN THE GROWTH OF TRADITIONS page 152;
CHAPTER 4. THE EVIDENCE OF ISNADS page 163;
CHAPTER 5. THE ORIGIN OF LEGAL TRADITIONS IN THE FIRST HALF OF THE SECOND CENTURY A.H. page 176;
CHAPTER 6. LEGAL MAXIMS IN TRADITIONS page 180;
PART III THE TRANSMISSION OF LEGAL DOCTRINE;
CHAPTER 1. UMAIYAD PRACTICE AS THE STARTING-POINT OF MUHAMMADAN JURISPRUDENCE page 190;
CHAPTER 2. COMMON ANCIENT DOCTRINE AND CROSS- INFLUENCES page 214;
CHAPTER 3. THE KORANIC ELEMENT IN EARLY MUHAMMADAN LAW page 224;
CHAPTER 4. THE IRAQIANS page 228;
CHAPTER 5. THE MEDINESE AND MECCANS page 243;
CHAPTER 6. THE TRADITIONISTS page 253;
CHAPTER 7. THE MU'TAZILA page 258;
CHAPTER 8. KHARIJI LAW page 260;
CHAPTER 9. SHI'A LAW page 262;
PART IV THE DEVELOPMENT OF TECHNICAL LEGAL THOUGHT;
CHAPTER 1. THE DEVELOPMENT OF LEGAL REASONING IN GENERAL page 269;
CHAPTER 2. SYSTEMATIZING AND ISLAMICIZING page 283;
CHAPTER 3. AUZA'I'S REASONING page 288;
CHAPTER 4. THE REASONING OF INDIVIDUAL IRAQIANS page 290;
CHAPTER 5. MALIK'S REASONING page 311;
CHAPTER 6. SHAFI'I'S REASONING page 315;
EPILOGUE page 329 ;
APPENDIX I. CHRONOLOGY OF SHAFI'I'S WRITINGS page 330 ;
APPENDIX II. LIST OF PARAGRAPHS IN SHAFI'I'S TREATISES page 331 ;
BIBLIOGRAPHY AND LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS page 336 ;
INDEX OF LEGAL PROBLEMS page 341;
GENERAL INDEX page 344;
ADDENDA page 349