The Search for God's Law: Islamic Jurisprudence in the Writings of Sayf Al-Din Al-Amidi

by Bernard G. Weiss

Scholars praised the 1992 edition of The Search for God's Law as a groundbreaking intellectual treatment of Islamic jurisprudence. Bernard Weiss's revised edition brings to life Sayf al-Din al Amidi's classic exposition of the methodologies through which Muslim scholars have constructed their understandings of the divine law.

Weiss's new introduction provides an overview of Amidi's jurisprudence that facilitates deeper comprehension of the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 087480938X
• ISBN13: 9780874809381
• Release Date: September 2010
• Publisher: University of Utah Press
• Length: 816 Pages
• Weight: 3.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.9" x 6.4" x 9.2"