Radical reform : Islamic ethics and liberation /

Ramadan, Tariq.

Radical reform : Islamic ethics and liberation / Tariq Ramadan. - Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2009. - ix, 372 p. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [323]-357) and index.

The concept of "reform" -- What reform do we mean? -- Imam ash-Shf́i' :̋ the deductive approach -- The Hanaf s̋chool : the inductive approach -- The school of Maqśid : the higher objectives of law -- A synthesis -- Determining the sources of Islamic law and jurisprudence -- The context (al-Wq́i) as a source of law -- The growing complexity of the real -- Elaborating an applied Islamic ethics -- Islamic ethics and medical sciences -- Culture and the arts -- Women : traditions and liberation -- Ecology and economy -- Society, education, and power -- Ethics and universals.



9780195331714 (hbk. : alk. paper) 0195331710 (hbk. : alk. paper)


Islamic law--Interpretation and construction.
Law reform.

Islamic ethics.

KBP470 / .R36 2009

340.5/9