Author: Powers, David S.

Source: Islamic Law and Society, Volume 17, Number 1, 2010 , pp. 126-157(32)

Publisher: BRILL

Abstract:

In his The Origins and Evolution of Islamic Law, Wael B. Hallaq seeks to create a new paradigm for the scholarly understanding of the origins of Islamic law. In this essay, I review Hallaq's Origins and four other publications of his in an effort to assess his achievement. A comparison of Hallaq's vision of legal developments during the first two centuries AH with that of Joseph Schacht suggests that the differences between the two scholars are minor and that much scholarly work remains to be done on the emergence of Islamic legal doctrine.

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Keywords: HISTORIOGRAPHY; ISLAMIC LAW; LEGAL ORIENTALISM; P. CRONE; W. HALLAQ; J. SCHACHT

Document Type: Research article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/092893809X12587131153384

Affiliations: 1: Cornell University, Near Eastern Studies, 421 White Hall, Ithaca, NY, 14853

Publication date: 2010-01-01

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