9789004145924

Intent in Islamic Law

Format: Hardcover

ISBN13: 9789004145924

Hardcover|9789004145924


Overview

This book explores the nature and role of intent in pre-modern Islamic legal rule books, including ritual, commercial, family, and penal law. It argues that Muslim jurists treat intent as a definitive element of many actions regulated by the Shari a, and they employ a variety of means and terms to assess and categorize subjective states.Through detailed analyses of medeival Islamic texts, aided by Western philosophical examinations of intent, the author presents technically detailed yet lucid arguments about Islamic religious ritual and spirituality, the ethics of business transactions, the role of the inner self in crime and punishment, and Muslim understandings of agency and language. This is the first extensive exploration of the crucial legal issue of intent in all major areas of Islamic substantive law.

ISBN-13

9789004145924

ISBN-10

9004145923

Weight

0.93 Pounds

Dimensions

6.50 x 1.00 x 9.50 In

List Price

$160.00

Format

Hardcover

Language

English

Pages

236 pages

Publisher

Brill Academic Pub

Published On

2005-11-29



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