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Aron Zysow - The Economy of Certainty: An Introduction to the Typology of Islamic Legal Theory - 9781937040093 - V9781937040093
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The Economy of Certainty: An Introduction to the Typology of Islamic Legal Theory

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Description for The Economy of Certainty: An Introduction to the Typology of Islamic Legal Theory Paperback. Aron Zysow's 1984 PhD dissertation, 'The Economy of Certainty,' remains the most important treatment of Islamic legal theory in Western scholarship. It continues to be widely read and cited, and is published here in full with updated references, further reflections by the author, and with the addition of a nine-page Foreword by Robert Gleave. Series: Resources in Arabic and Islamic Studies. Num Pages: 360 pages. BIC Classification: LAFS; LAZ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 251 x 180 x 20. Weight in Grams: 674.

Aron Zysow's 1984 PhD dissertation, 'The Economy of Certainty,' remains the most important, compelling, and intellectually ambitious treatment of Islamic legal theory (usul al-fiqh) in Western scholarship to date. It continues to be widely read and cited, and remains unsurpassed in its incisive analysis of the fundamental assumptions of Islamic legal thought.

Zysow's important work is published here in full, for the first time, with updated references, further reflections by the author, and with the addition of a nine-page Foreword by Robert Gleave.

Zysow argues that the great dividing line in Islamic legal thought ... Read more

 

 



 



 

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Product Details

Publisher
Lockwood Press United States
Number of pages
360
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Series
Resources in Arabic and Islamic Studies
Condition
New
Weight
673g
Number of Pages
360
Place of Publication
Atlanta, United States
ISBN
9781937040093
SKU
V9781937040093
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About Aron Zysow
Aron Zysow received his A.B. (Classics), Ph.D. (Islamic Studies), and J.D. from Harvard. From 2000 to 2005 he served as Research Associate for the Islamic Legal Studies Program at Harvard Law School. Before that he taught Arabic and Islamic Studies at the University of Washington in Seattle and Washington University in St. Louis and commercial law at Baruch College, City ... Read more

Reviews for The Economy of Certainty: An Introduction to the Typology of Islamic Legal Theory
'The importance of The Economy of Certainty to the study of Islamic legal theory is a tribute to the precision employed at its inception…. In many disciplines, thirty-year-old research borders on being antique; however, when read today, Zysow’s presentation retains both its originality and its authority…. It has been read and reread by those working on us.u-l, and now, hopefully, ... Read more

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