Shi'i jurisprudence and constitution
Subtitle: revolution in Iran
By: Amirhassan Boozari
Series: Palgrave series in Islamic theology, law, and history
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 2011
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 252
ISBN-13: 9780230110731
Subjects: Constitutional history; Constitutional law (Islamic law); Doctrines; Politics and government; Shīʻah
Description: Substantially about the relation between the concept of constitutionalism and Islamic Law in general and how such relation is specifically reflected in the Shi'ite jurisprudence, this volumeexplores the juristic origins of constitutionalism, especially in the context of 1905 Constitutional Revolution in Iran. Boozari has introduced the most important fatwas issued by the religious leaders in support of constitutionalism during the 1905 revolution, unfolded their underpinning theories, and analyzed the juristic technicalities of the terms.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [227]-244) and index.
Table of contents: title: Usūlī jurisprudence and reason; title: Authority : theories, models, discords; title: The 1905 constitutional revolution : Shi'i jurisprudence and constitutionalism; title: Constitutionalist jurisprudence.