On Orientalism, Self-Consciousness and History
Abstract In engaging with my work on the early formation of Islamic law, David Powers has in effect reproduced a paradigmatic account that exemplifies the dearth of theory and hermeneutical self-consciousness in the field of legal Orientalism. This article proffers, first and foremost, a prolegomeno...
| Published in: | Islamic law and society |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Brill
2011
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Islamic law and society
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| Further subjects: | B
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B Ethics B Progress B Islamic Law B Colonialism B Orientalism B History B SOCIOLOGY OF KNOWLEDGE B PARADIGM |
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| Summary: | Abstract In engaging with my work on the early formation of Islamic law, David Powers has in effect reproduced a paradigmatic account that exemplifies the dearth of theory and hermeneutical self-consciousness in the field of legal Orientalism. This article proffers, first and foremost, a prolegomenon to some of the fundamental theoretical issues with which this field has yet to reckon; and, secondarily, a response to the concrete claims that Powers has made. |
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| ISSN: | 1568-5195 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Islamic law and society
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/156851910X543183 |