The Second Formation of Islamic Law: The Hanafi School in the Early Modern Ottoman Empire (Cambridge Studies in Islamic Civilization)

The Second Formation Of Islamic Law Is The First Book To Deal With The Rise Of An Official School Of Law In The Post-mongol Period. The Author Explores How The Ottoman Dynasty Shaped The Structure And Doctrine Of A Particular Branch Within The Hanafi School Of Law. In Addition, The Book Examines The Opposition Of Various Jurists, Mostly From The Empire's Arab Provinces, To This Development. By Looking At The Emergence Of The Concept Of An Official School Of Law, The Book Seeks To Call Into Question The Grand Narratives Of Islamic Legal History That Tend To See The Nineteenth Century As The Major Rupture. Instead, An Argument Is Formed That Some Of The Supposedly Nineteenth-century Developments, Such As The Codification Of Islamic Law, Are Rooted In Much Earlier Centuries. In So Doing, The Book Offers A New Periodization Of Islamic Legal History In The Eastern Islamic Lands-- Introduction -- 1. Muftīs -- 2. Genealogies And Boundaries: Situating The Imperial Learned Hierarchy Within The Ḥanafī Jurisprudential Tradition -- 3. Genealogies And Boundaries Ii: Two Responses From The Arab Provinces Of The Empire -- 4. Books Of High Repute -- 5. Intra-madhhab Plurality And The Empire's Legal Landscape -- Conclusion: The Second Formation Of Islamic Law. Guy Burak. Includes Bibliographical References (pages 245-266) And Index. "The Second Formation of Islamic Law is the first book to deal with the rise of an official school of law in the post-Mongol period. The author explores how the Ottoman dynasty shaped the structure and doctrine of a particular branch within the Ḥanafī school of law. In addition, the book examines the opposition of various jurists, mostly from the empire's Arab provinces, to this development. By looking at the emergence of the concept of an official school of law, the book seeks to call into question the grand narratives of Islamic legal history that tend to see the nineteenth century as the major rupture. Instead, an argument is formed that some of the supposedly nineteenth-century developments, such as the codification of Islamic law, are rooted in much earlier centuries. In so doing, the book offers a new periodization of Islamic legal history in the eastern Islamic lands"-- Provided by publisher 00. 9781107462076 01.0_pp_i_ii_The_Second_Formation_of_Islamic_Law 02.0_pp_iii_iv_Series_page 03.0_pp_v_v_The_Second_Formation_of_Islamic_Law 04.0_pp_vi_vi_Copyright_page 05.0_pp_vii_x_Contents 06.0_pp_xi_xiv_Acknowledgments 07.0_pp_xv_xvi_Note_on_Transliteration_and_Dates 08.0_pp_1_20_Introduction 09.0_pp_21_64_Mufts 10.0_pp_65_100_Genealogies_and_Boundaries 11.0_pp_101_121_Genealogies_and_Boundaries_II 12.0_pp_122_162_Books_of_High_Repute 13.0_pp_163_206_Intra-Madhhab_Plurality_and_the_Empires_Legal_Landscape 14.0_pp_207_224_Conclusion 15.0_pp_225_228_The_Classification_of_the_Authorities_of_the_anaf_School 16.0_pp_229_230_Kefevis_Chains_of_Transmission 17.0_pp_231_244_Minarizades_and_al-Ramls_Bibliographies 18.0_pp_245_266_Selected_Bibliography 19.0_pp_267_273_Index