| Applying the Canon in Islam: The Authorization and Maintenance of Interpretive Reasoning in Ḥanafī Scholarship Contributor(s): Wheeler, Brannon M. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0791429741 ISBN-13: 9780791429747 Publisher: State University of New York Press OUR PRICE: $35.10 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 1996 Annotation: Using examples from Islamic law, Ndembu divination, and Aranda religion, this book argues how the notion of "canon" is used to authorize and maintain certain types of interpretive reasoning and the social institutions that employ them. The bulk of the book outlines how the Hanafi school of Islamic law was able to legitimize itself by extending the canonical authority of the Quran to the sunnah of the prophet, the opinions of selected local authorities, and the scholarship of earlier generations. The Hanafi example shows that the application of canon is not about overcoming the limits of a "closed" text but rather about imposing limits on a range of interpretations made possible by a variegated and malleable textual corpus. |
| Additional Information |
| Dewey: 340.59 |
| LCCN: 96-10615 |
| Series: Suny Series, Toward a Comparative Philosophy of Religions |
| Physical Information: 0.76" H x 5.91" W x 8.97" (1.02 lbs) 324 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Islamic |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Using examples from Islamic law, Ndembu divination, and Aranda religion, this book argues how the notion of canon is used to authorize and maintain certain types of interpretive reasoning and the social institutions that employ them. The bulk of the book outlines how the H school of Islamic law was able to legitimize itself by extending the canonical authority of the Qur'an to the sunnah of the prophet, the opinions of selected local authorities, and the scholarship of earlier generations. The H example shows that the application of canon is not about overcoming the limits of a closed text but rather about imposing limits on a range of interpretations made possible by a variegated and malleable textual corpus. |