Languages of change in Islamic law: redefining death in modernity

Dublin Core

Title

Languages of change in Islamic law: redefining death in modernity

Author

Moosa, Ebrahim

Publisher

1999/00/00

Language

English

Publication Date

19990000

Primary Classification

20.2.1

Secondary Classification

20.2.1;1.2

Primary keywords

brain death--[pri];casuistry--[pri];determination of death--[pri];fiqh--[pri];ijtihad--[pri];modern Muslim religious scholars--[pri];pre-modern Muslim religious scholars--[pri];trends--[pri]

Secondary keywords

analogy;cultural pluralism;decision making;fatwas;historical aspects;Islamic legal maxims;Islamic rituals;Muslim world;philosophy;physicians;schools of Islamic law;terminology;theology;utilitarianism

Journal Article

Islamic Studies 1999; 38(8): 305-342 [Online]. Accessed: http://ebrahimmoosa.files.wordpress.com/2010/09/languages-of-change-in-islamic-law.pdf [2011 june 2]

Primary Document Type

ja

Call Number

citation

Subject Captions

a

Bibliography

112 fn.

Collection

IMSE Database

Citation

“Languages of change in Islamic law: redefining death in modernity,” Islamic Medical & Scientific Ethics, accessed September 8, 2024, http://imse.ibp.georgetown.domains/items/show/33633.