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      Ethics and Analogy (Qiya?s) in 5th/11th Century Islamic Legal Theory

      Felicitas Opwis

      In Ethics and Analogy Opwis traces the 5th/11th century shift in Islamic legal theory toward understanding the purpose of God's law as attaining people's mas?lah?a in this life, which enables…

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      Maslaha and the Purpose of the Law: Islamic Discourse on Legal Change from the 4th/10th to 8th/14th Century

      Felicitas Opwis

      Analyzing pre-modern writings on Islamic legal theory, this book comprehensively presents the transformation of the concept of maslaha as a vehicle of legal change from a minor legal principle to…

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      Islamic Philosophy, Science, Culture, and Religion: Studies in Honor of Dimitri Gutas

      This collection of essays covers the classical heritage and Islamic culture, classical Arabic science and philosophy, and Muslim religious sciences, showing continuation of Greek and Persian thought as well as…

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      An Islamic Reformation?

      This book brings together scholars with expertise in modern Islamic thought and practice to evaluate the claim that we are witnessing something tantamount to an ‘Islamic Reformation, ’ by assessing…

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