Theorising the relationship between kalām and uṣūl al-fiqh: the theological-legal epistemology of Saʿd al-Dīn al-Taftāzānī (d. 792/1390)

<p>This thesis examines the appropriation and naturalisation of philosophical theology (kalām) and Arabic logic (manṭiq) into Islamic legal hermeneutics (uṣūl al-fiqh) in the 8th/14th century in the works of the Persian theologian cum jurist Saʿd al-Dīn al-Taftāzānī (d. 792/1390). By the 5th/1...

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Main Author: Ahmad, NN
Other Authors: Melchert, C
Format: Thesis
Published: 2018
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