- Description
- 1 online resource.
- Summary
- "This book introduces readers to the legal epistemology that is advocated within Twelver Shi'ite usul al-fiqh (legal theory). It critically surveys the epistemological underpinnings upheld by post-19th century Uṣūlīclerics that impel them to mainly deduce and interpret Sharia using scripture and literalist hermeneutical methods. An evaluation of these underpinnings uncovers the important juxtaposition that exists between the seminarian discourses of usul al-fiqh and philosophy. The book hypothesises that usul al-fiqh has both space and historical precedence to accept alternative epistemological theories that may enable orthodox Shi'ite clerics to display greater dynamism in deducing and interpreting Sharia"--
- Series Statement
- Studies in Islamic law and society, 1384-1130 ; vol. 53
- Uniform Title
- Exploring the mind of God (Online)
- Alternative Title
- Exploring the mind of God (Online)
- Subject
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Access (note)
- Access restricted to authorized users.
- Source of Description (note)
- Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed.
- Contents
- Introduction to Islamic legal theory -- The non-authoritativeness of conjecture -- The authoritativeness of certainty -- The authoritativeness of substantiated conjecture --Implications of legal epistemology on Ijtihād.
- LCCN
- 2023004157
- OCLC
- ssj0002866279
- Author
Bata, Hashim.
- Title
Exploring the mind of God [electronic resource] : an introduction to Shi'ite legal epistemology / by Hashim Bata.
- Imprint
Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2023.
- Series
Studies in Islamic law and society, 1384-1130 ; vol. 53
- Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Access
Access restricted to authorized users.
- Note
Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed.
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- Other Form:
Print version: Bata, Hashim. Exploring the mind of God Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2023 9789004536814 (DLC) 2023004156