Exploring the Mind of God: An Introduction to Shiʿite Legal Epistemology: 53 (Studies in Islamic Law and Society) - Hardcover

Bata, Hashim

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 9004536817 ISBN 13: 9789004536814

Publisher: Brill, 2023

Synopsis

This book introduces readers to the legal epistemology that is advocated within Twelver Shiʿite uṣūl al-fiqh (legal theory). It critically surveys the epistemological underpinnings upheld by post-19th century Uṣūlī clerics 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 uṣūl al-fiqh and philosophy. The book hypothesises that uṣūl al-fiqh has both space and historical precedence to accept alternative epistemological theories that may enable orthodox Shiʿite clerics to display greater dynamism in deducing and interpreting Sharia.

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About the Author

Hashim Bata, Ph.D. (2012), University of Warwick, is Lecturer in Islamic Legal Studies at Al-Mahdi Institute and Associate Lecturer at University of Birmingham. He has published several articles in the fields U?ul al-fiqh and Fiqh.

Edition details

• Publisher: Brill
• Publication date: 2023
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9004536817
• ISBN 13: 9789004536814
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 160