Legal Thought of Jalal Al-Din Al-Suyuti - Authority and Legacy

This book looks at the thought of a key figure in Islamic history from the vantage point of different forms of authority. In addition to providing detailed textual analysis of al-Suyuti's legal writing in its historical context, the study also connects the pre-modern figure to contemporary debates in post-2011 Egypt.

List of contents

• Introduction


• 1: Authority by Persuasion: Power Relations in al-Suyuti's Legal Opinion on Scholarly Stipends


• 2: Authority by Association: Consensus vs. Ignorance in al-Suyuti's Legal Opinion on Logic


• 3: Authority by Articulation: The Language of Religious Revival and Reform in al-Suyuti's Tajdid Genre


• 4: Authority by Aggregation and Abstraction: The Pragmatics of Communication in al-Suyuti's Book on Legal Precepts


• 5: Authority by Allusion: The Legacy of al-Suyuti in Contemporary Egypt


• Conclusion

About the author

Rebecca Skreslet Hernandez received her Ph.D. from Georgetown University's Department of Arabic and Islamic Studies and taught previously at Georgetown University and at the College of William and Mary. Her primary research interests include Islamic law and society, religious authority, and medieval and modern Egypt.

Summary

This book looks at the thought of a key figure in Islamic history from the vantage point of different forms of authority. In addition to providing detailed textual analysis of al-Suyuti's legal writing in its historical context, the study also connects the pre-modern figure to contemporary debates in post-2011 Egypt.

Product details

• Authors: Rebecca Hernandez, Rebecca Skreslet Hernandez, Rebecca (Received Her Ph.d. Fr Skreslet Hernandez, Rebecca (Received her Ph.D. from Georgetown University's Department of Arabic and Islamic Studies and taught previously at Georgetown University and at the College of William and Mary) Skreslet Hernandez
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.10.2017
• EAN: 9780198805939
• ISBN: 978-0-19-880593-9
• No. of pages: 256
• Series: Oxford Islamic Legal Studies; Oxford Islamic Legal Studies
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political theories and the history of ideas