Authority, Continuity and Change in Islamic Law by Wael B. Hallaq

Authority, Continuity and Change in Islamic Law

Wael B. Hallaq

284 pages missing pub info (editions)

nonfiction history sociology challenging informative reflective medium-paced
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In this path-breaking new book, the author shows how authority guaranteed both continuity and change in Islamic law. Hallaq demonstrates that it was the construction of the absolutist authority of the school founder, an image which he suggests was...

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