An Epistemic Shift in Islamic Law : Educational Reform at al-Azhar and Dār al-ʿUlūm

In this article, I combine textual research with ethnographic data collected at al-Azhar and Dār al-ʿUlūm to investigate how the modernization of traditional religious learning has transformed the character of Islamic legal doctrine. I argue that changes in educational techniques have produced a shi...

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Main Author: Nakissa, Aria (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill 2014
In: Islamic law and society
Year: 2014, Volume: 21, Issue: 3, Pages: 209-251
Further subjects:B Modernization
B al-Azhar
B Education
B Islamic Law
B Egypt
B Episteme
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