Al-Ṭabarī's Madhhab Jariri : a paradigm of natural law and natural rights for the ʻAbbasid caliphate /

"The book analyses all extant works by Ibn Jarir al-Tabari (d. 224/839-310/923), referring to their individual methodologies; their legacy as al-madhhab al-jariri; and their scholarly and socio- political context. Through the study of al-Tabari's works, the book addresses research debates...

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Main Author: Mårtensson, Ulrika (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Piscataway, NJ : Gorgias Press LLC, 2022.
Series:Islamic history and thought ; 30.
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Summary:"The book analyses all extant works by Ibn Jarir al-Tabari (d. 224/839-310/923), referring to their individual methodologies; their legacy as al-madhhab al-jariri; and their scholarly and socio- political context. Through the study of al-Tabari's works, the book addresses research debates over dating the legal and scholarly institutions and their disciplines; authorship and transmission of scholarly writings; political theory and administration; and 'origins' of the Qur'an and Islam"--
Physical Description:xxix, 392 pages ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781463206499
1463206496