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Islamic and Jewish Legal Reasoning

‘Islamic

and Jewish Legal Reasoning

is a series of thoughtful scholarly

essays in which recognition of differences becomes the starting point

for mutual understanding. The essays introduce the reader to pairs of

outstanding scholars who reflect together on legal questions regarding

animals, sovereignty, the status of women, and other issues. Their con-

versations provide a wealth of detail on these two important traditions,

and they remind us again that to know our own law and culture, we

must first understand the questions others raise about them.’

robin W. Lovin,

William H. Scheide Senior Fellow in Theology,

Center of Theological Inquiry, Princeton

‘Islamic

and Jewish Legal Reasoning

is daring and innovative. The book

is a conversation among scholars of law and religion in these two great

traditions, based on intensive collective readings of and reflections on

each other’s key texts, specifically concerning the role of reason and

authority in determining law. The result is a fascinating and highly

readable account of this dialogue.’

Ziba Mir-Hosseini,

SOAS, University of London

‘Designed for the non-specialist, this fascinating book invites the reader

to listen in on a conversation about law, Jewish law and Islamic law,

among distinguished scholars thinking about modern questions—the

nature of law and judicial authority, the status of women, animal rights,

and sovereignty—with ancient and medieval texts. It is a deeply serious

book which models an informed and open dialogue about consequential

matters rather than providing packaged pieties.’

Winnifred faLLers suLLivan,

Chair, Department of Religious Studies, Indiana University Bloomington

Islamic and Jewish

Legal Reasoning

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