Twelver shiite responses to the sunni legal system university of utah press, 1998 and a number of articles on leading shiites scholars. His research interests include islamic law, the quran, islamic schools and branches and varieties of arabic education. The first part describes alshafiis theories, mainly his treatment of the hadith corpus as a sacred textual source of islamic legal material on a par with the quran, to the exclusion of other sources such as. Islamic legal orthodoxy twelver shiite responses to the sunni legal system by devin j. In islamic legal orthodoxy, stewart explores the process by which shi ite jurists participated in the mainstream of islamic jurisprudence and were influenced by sunni legal doctrines. Authority, history, islam, islamic law, religious aspects, religious. The most makdisian contribution to the feschrift is devin stewart s examination of the use of ijazat altadrls walifta authorization to teach law and issue legal opinion, which stewart following makdisi characterizes as the doctorate of islamic law pp. His published works include islamic legal orthodoxy. Twelver shiite responses to the sunni legal system. This book is a translation and study of faysal altafriqah bayn alislam walzandaqah, a short but fascinating work on defining heresy, by the renowned theologian, jurist, and mystic abu hamid alghazali d.
Twelver shiite responses to the sunni legal system salt lake city, 1998, pp. The word is derived from the arabic consonantal root. Rafida, also transliterated as rafidah, is an arabic word collective plural arabic. Stewart is working on a major investigation of manuals of islamic legal theory usul alfiqh authored between 800 and c.
Stewart points to an underlying tension in shiite intellectual history between assimilationist and nativist impulses in the debate over consensus, dissimu. Stewart, 1998, university of utah press edition, in english. His specialties include islamic law and legal theory, shiite islam, the quran, and arabic dialects. Twelver shiite responses to the sunni legal systemsalt lake city.
Twelver shiite responses to the sunni legal system, by devin j. Devin stewart, one of the leading experts on the work of ibn alnadim, will give a lecture on the fihrist of ibn alnadim, a bookseller in 10 thcentury baghdad. Islamic jurisprudence in the writings of sayf aldin alamidi. The book concludes with a discussion of the public reception of the court s theory. Islamic legal orthodoxy twelver shiite responses to the sunni legal system.
Stewart is associate professor of arabic and islamic studies at emory university. These articles and books really opened my eyes to the islamic faith and helped me to see the dangers at our doorstep. His research has focused on islamic law and legal education, the text of the quran, shiite islam, islamic sectarian relations, and arabic dialectology. In islamic legal orthodoxy, stewart explores the process by which shiite jurists participated in the mainstream of islamic jurisprudence and were influenced by sunni legal doctrines. Stewart is a professor of islamic studies and arabic language and literature.
Twelve shiite responses to the sunni legal system salt lake city. Twelve shiite responses to the sunni legal system u. He identifies three main reactions to sunni legal definitions of othodoxy and the concept of consensus on which it was based. Twelver shiite responses to the sunni legal system salt lake city. Demonstrates the manner in which shiite fiqh developed in the context of sunni legal debates. Top american libraries canadian libraries universal library community texts project gutenberg biodiversity heritage library childrens library. Overall, the book has taken a positive approach to the life and characteristics of the prophet, unlike many of the authors contemporaries among the orientalists.
Stewart, devin is the author of islamic legal orthodoxy twelver shiite responses to the sunni legal system with isbn 9780874805512 and isbn 0874805511. Devin stewart lecture department for the study of religion. Islamic legal orthodoxy by devin stewart ami library. Twelver shiite responses to the sunni legal system at. Apr 23, 2019 open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. This volume is unique as a collection of studies devoted entirely to topics and issues in the field of islamic legal theory and authored by fourteen scholars known for their work in this field. Discover book depositorys huge selection of devin stewart books online. Celebrating its sixth birthday in 2000, islamic law and society has already established itself as an invaluable resource for the subject both in the private collections of scholars and practitioners as well as in the major research. Mapping the transmission of knowledge in tenthcentury. Conjectural emendation and anomalies in the quranic text, delivered at the stanford humanities center, july 31, 2009. Islamic legal orthodoxy university of utah press, 1998. The genesis of legal theory and the schools of law. Twelve shiite responses to the sunni legal system, utah university press salt lake city, ut, 1998. Twelver shiite responses to the sunni legal system paperback.
On the boundaries of theological tolerance in islam. Devin stewart is winship distinguished research professor of arabic and islamic studies at emory university. Recent years have witnessed several important scholarly contributions devoted to the thought and legacy of the prominent jurist and legal theorist muhammmad b. Twelver shiite responses to the sunni legal system university of utah press, 1998 and a number of articles on leading shiites scholars of. Twelver shiite responses to the sunni legal system devin j stewart on. Stewart paperback, 288 pages, published 2007 by university of utah press isbn. The doctorate of islamic law in mamluk egypt and syria. The fihrist of ibn alnadim as a mirror of the learned elite. Stewart also sees a parallel, and asserts that the license to teach law and issue legal opinions was clearly an actual document of official or legal standing, while also noting a difference in the granting authority individual professor for the ijzazah and a corporate entity in the case of the university. Stewartis associate professor of arabic and islamic studies at emory university usa.
Full text of stewart, devin dissimulation in sunni islam and. Twelver shiite responses to the sunni legal system more editions of islamic legal orthodoxy. Twlever shiite responses to the sunni legal system. This is an informative introduction to the life of alhilli, his studies with the sunni teachers, and the mention of his works in theology, philosophy, legal methodology, and law. September 1, 2017 education university of pennsylvania, philadelphia, pennsylvania. This book will be essential for anyone interested in the evolution of islamic law, the development of constitutional thought in the middle east, or the relationship between islam and human rights. Stewart sees many parallels between the twelver shiis and other. Based on his experience in the book trade, ibn alnadim compiled a book that aimed to be a catalogue fihrist of all books ever written in or translated into arabic. Islamic law and society provides a forum for research in the field of classical and modern islamic law, in muslim and nonmuslim countries. Download pdf islamic legal orthodoxy twelver shiite. Prosody and structure, journal of arabic literature 21 1990. Find signed collectible books by devin j stewart essays in arabic literary biography ii.
Independent witness testimony dawoodi bohra syedna succession. He has been at emory since 1990 and has conducted research in egypt. O rthodox christians need to raise their level of awareness about the threat of islam. Stewart earned his bachelor of arts degree magna cum laude in near eastern studies from princeton university in 1984, completed the center for arabic study abroads. Twelver shiite responses to the sunni legal system devin j stewart.
Twelve shiite responses to the sunni legal system, law and education in islam, saj in the quran. Studies in islamic legal theory, 2002 online research. In contrast to many other books on the early history of islam, this book provides the reader with a deeper perspective of the pre islamic sensitivities, biases, and alliances that affected the direction of islam immediately after the demise of the holy prophet, both as a religion and as a political force. Devin stewart, associate professor of arabic, emory. He has been teaching in the department of middle eastern.
Islamic legal orthodoxy by devin stewart ami library book. The book has heavily relied on alsirat alnabawiyya of ibn ishaq, which is regarded as the first biography of the prophet. In international journal of middle east studies 35. Twelver shiite responses to the sunni legal system by devin j. Islamic students and researchers dont often think to go to. An invaluable contribution to our understanding of the early history of islamic law. The canonization of islamic law is divided into eight chapters grouped in three parts, in addition to an introduction and a conclusion. Willard marriott library 295 south 1500 east, suite 5400 salt lake city, ut 84112. Islamic legal orthodoxy twelver shiite responses to the. Devin stewart is professor of arabic and islamic studies at emory university. His research interests include islamic law, the quran, islamic schools and branches and varieties of arabic. State law as islamic law in modern egypt studies in islamic.
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