Islamic Apocalyptic Jurisprudence
This article introduces Islamic apocalyptic jurisprudence (theories of final law that will govern humanity in the End Times) to academic study. Section 1 considers why the topic has remained unexamined and suggests a basic taxonomy. Section 2 exposes the apocalyptic jurisprudence of two case studies...
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| Type de support: | Électronique Article |
| Langue: | Anglais |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2024
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Islamic law and society
Année: 2024, Volume: 31, Numéro: 3, Pages: 260-311 |
| Sujets non-standardisés: | B
Shi‘ism
B Political Islam B Islamic apocalypse B Isis B Islamic Law B Sunnism B Islamic Republic of Iran B law and religion |
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| Résumé: | This article introduces Islamic apocalyptic jurisprudence (theories of final law that will govern humanity in the End Times) to academic study. Section 1 considers why the topic has remained unexamined and suggests a basic taxonomy. Section 2 exposes the apocalyptic jurisprudence of two case studies, representing the “reversionist” and “progressivist” poles of Sunni discourses: the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (“isis”), and Dāwūd and his “Awaited Mahdī” movement in Egypt. Section 3 considers two further case studies, representing the “revanchist” and “idealist” orientations in Shi‘i discourses: the Islamic Republic of Iran, and al-Ṣadr, a theorist of the Iraqi Ṣadrist movement. Throughout, the following aspects of the final legal system are considered: sources of law; conflicts between Islamic, Jewish, Christian, and international laws; the jurist’s role; changes to classical Islamic legal theory, including qiyas and ijtihad; the legitimacy of legal schools; and new positive laws, policies, and rules of evidence. |
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| ISSN: | 1568-5195 |
| Contient: | Enthalten in: Islamic law and society
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/15685195-bja10052 |
