Formalism, Puritanicalism, Traditionalism
Approaches to I slamic Legal Reasoning in the 19 th ‐Century R ussian Empire”
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10303193 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Nathan Spannaus (University of Tennessee at Knoxville, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2014 |
| Volume | 104 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 354-378 |
| Publication date | 2014-07-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Muslim World (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0027-4909 • E-ISSN: 1478-1913 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/muwo.12059 |
| OpenAlex | W1503885568 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
As early as the 1730s, the R ussian imperial state sought to incorporate its M uslim subjects into the tsarist bureauacracy, first by co‐opting M uslim legal scholars, and later, beginning in 1788, by placing the whole of the ulama under government control. This led to a marginalization of I slamic legal institutions and a transformation of Islamic legal practice under R ussian rule. In the early 19th century, ulama sought ways to adapt I slamic law to these institutional changes, and vibrant debates about the purpose and function of legal theory represented an important part of the religious discourse among these M uslim communities. This paper addresses the approaches of three scholars, A bu N asr Q ursawi (1776–1812), ̔ A bd al‐ R ahim U tiz‐ I mani (1754–1834) and F ath A llah U riwi (1767–1843), who strongly disagreed regarding issues such as the use of usul and furu ̔, the permissibility of ijtihad , and the relationship between the ulama and the community. I argue that while each scholar puts forward a different approach to the law — which I term, respectively, formalism, puritanicalism and traditionalism — each of these positions represents a response to their communities' shifting circumstances under R ussian rule and a way for the discursive tradition of Islamic law to continue despite the marginalization of legal institutions
Art · Black letter law · Comparative law · Empire · Formalism (music · Humanities · Islam · Legal formalism · Legal realism · Legal research · Literature · Political science · Sharia · Sociology · Theology · Traditionalism · Archaeology and Historical Studies · Islamic Studies and History · Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies · Law · Philosophy
| Citations per year | 0.3 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2016 - 2026 (11) |
| Highly cited | No |