Pragmatism in Islamic law : a social and intellectual history

Pragmatism in Islamic law : a social and intellectual history / Ahmed Fekry Ibrahim.

In Pragmatism in Islamic Law, Ibrahim presents a detailed history of Sunni legal pluralism and the ways in which it was employed to accommodate the changing needs of society. Since the formative period of Islamic law, jurists have debated whether it is acceptable for a law to be selected based on it...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Ibrahim, Ahmed Fekry
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Syracuse : Syracuse University Press, [2015]
Series:Middle East studies beyond dominant paradigms.
Subjects:
Islamic law > History.
Procedure (Islamic law)
Jurisdiction (Islamic law) > Egypt.
Jurisdiction (Islamic law)
LAW > Essays.
LAW > General Practice.
LAW > Jurisprudence.
LAW > Paralegals & Paralegalism.
LAW > Practical Guides.
LAW > Reference.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Islamic Studies.
Islamic law
Egypt
History
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Table of Contents:
  • The codification episteme and the multiplicity of truth
  • Juristic discourse prior to the nineteenth century
  • Tatabbuʻ al-rukhaʼ in juristic discourse prior to the nineteenth century
  • Talfīq in juristic discourse prior to the nineteenth century
  • Court practice prior to the nineteenth century
  • Pragmatic eclecticism in court practice: a thousand and one cases
  • The sweep of modernity
  • Juristic discourse on pragmatic eclecticism in modern Egypt
  • Codification and the Arab Spring: can the sharīʻa be restored?

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