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Table of contents (12 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Introduction
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Foundations
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Front Matter
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Jurists and Nonjurists
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Front Matter
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Modernity and Its Questions
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Beyond Modernity
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Reviews
"In the past, leading scholars of Islam debated whether humanity could ever lose the kind of divine guidance they received in the revelation of the Qur'an and in the Shari'a. In this insightful and intriguing monograph, Ahmad A. Ahmad documents and analyzes these debates, and he shows why that question is particularly important today and how it can be answered." - Frank Griffel, Professor of Islamic Studies, Yale University
"An engaged and interesting account of the ongoing debate - begun in the medieval era - as to whether the Shari'a will survive until the end of time, Ahmad's book tackles also other significant topics, including the unaided ability of the human intellect to arrive at binding norms. As such, the discussion bears important implications for modern Muslim societies, particularly those which are changing." - Georges Tamer, M. S. Sofia Chair in Arabic Studies,
Near Eastern Languages and Cultures, The Ohio State University
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: The Fatigue of the Shari‘a
Authors: Ahmad Atif Ahmad
Series Title: Palgrave Series in Islamic Theology, Law, and History
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137015006
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan New York
eBook Packages: Palgrave Religion & Philosophy Collection, Philosophy and Religion (R0)
Copyright Information: Ahmad Atif Ahmad 2012
Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-230-34036-7Published: 27 March 2012
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-349-34292-1Published: 27 March 2012
eBook ISBN: 978-1-137-01500-6Published: 09 April 2012
Series ISSN: 2945-669X
Series E-ISSN: 2945-6703
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIII, 208
Number of Illustrations: 2 b/w illustrations
Topics: Sociology of Religion, Religious Studies, general, History of Religion, Middle Eastern Culture, Islamic Theology, Religion and Society