Locating the Sharīʿa : : Legal Fluidity in Theory, History and Practice / / Sohaira Siddiqui.

• TeilnehmendeR: Siddiqui, Sohaira,
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden, , Boston : : BRILL,, 2019.
• Year of Publication: 2019
• Language: English
• Series: Studies in Islamic Law and Society 48.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (x, 272 pages).

The study of the sharīʿa has enjoyed a renaissance in the last two decades and it will continue to attract interdisciplinary attention given the ongoing social, political and religious developments throughout the Muslim world. With such a variety of debates, and a corresponding multitude of theoretical methods, students and non-scholars are often overwhelmed by the complexity of the field. Even experts will often need to consult multiple sources to understand these new voices and provide accessible answers to specialist and non-specialist audiences alike. This volume is intended for both the novice and expert as a companion to understanding the evolution of the field of Islamic law, the current work that is shaping this field, and the new directions the sharīʿa will take in the twenty-first/fifteenth century. Contributors are Khaled Abou El Fadl, Asma Afsaruddin Ahmad Ahmad, Sarah Albrecht, Ovamir Anjum, Dale Correa, Robert Gleave, Sohail Hanif, Rami Koujah, Marion Katz, Asifa Quraishi-Landes, David Warren and Salman Younas.

Table of Contents

Front Matter -- Copyright page -- Notes on Contributors -- Introduction -- Reflections on the Study of the Sharīʿa -- The Roots of Persuasion and the Future of Sharīʿa / Khaled Abou El Fadl -- Sectarianism and Integration / Robert Gleave -- Gender and Legal Fluidity / Marion Katz -- Translating The Fatigue of the Sharīʿa / Ahmad Atif Ahmad -- Study of the Sharīʿa in the Classical Period -- Qurʾānic Jihād Refracted through a Juridical Lens / Asma Afsaruddin -- Al-Ḥadīth al-Mashhūr / Sohail Hanif -- Taking a Theological Turn in Legal Theory / Dale J. Correa -- Maṣlaḥa as a Normative Claim of Islamic Jurisprudence / Rami Koujah -- Study of the Sharīʿa in the Modern and Contemporary Periods -- A Conservative Jurist’s Approach to Legal Change / Salman Younas -- Legislating Morality and Other Illusions about Islamic Government / Asifa Quraishi-Landes -- Relocating Dār al-Islām / Sarah Albrecht -- Religion, Politics, and the Anxiety of Contemporary Maṣlaḥa Reasoning / David H. Warren -- Whither Islam? / Ovamir Anjum -- Back Matter -- Index.