TY - BOOK AU - Hallaq,Wael B. TI - Authority, continuity, and change in Islamic law SN - 0511017804 AV - BP163 .H35 2001eb U1 - 340.5/9 21 PY - 2001/// CY - Cambridge, UK, New York PB - Cambridge University Press KW - Islamic law KW - Authority KW - Religious aspects KW - Islam KW - Droit islamique KW - Autorité KW - Aspect religieux KW - RELIGION KW - Law KW - bisacsh KW - fast KW - Islamitisch recht KW - gtt KW - Gezag KW - swd KW - Rechtstheorie KW - Recht KW - Ley Islámica KW - Autoridad KW - Aspectos religiosos KW - Electronic books N1 - Includes bibliographical references (pages 242-260) and index; Juristic typologies: a framework for enquiry -- Early ijtihād and the later construction of authority -- The rise and augmentation of school authority -- Taqlīd: authority, hermeneutics, and function -- Operative terminology and the dynamics of legal doctrine -- The jurisconsult, the author-jurist, and legal change -- Summary and conclusions N2 - In his latest book, Wael Hallaq examines the relationship between authority, continuity and change in Islamic law and concludes that the mechanisms of change are embedded in its very structure despite its inherent conservatism. Scholars will welcome the intellectual rigor and innovation of this pathbreaking analysis UR - http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=77867 ER -