Bernard G. Weiss (10 August 1933 – 8 February 2018) was aprofessor oflanguages andliterature at theUniversity of Utah.[1][2] He has an extensive publication record and is recognized as one of the foremost scholars inIslamic law,Islamic theology,Islamic philosophy,Islamic political thought,Arab history and Muslim discussions oflinguistics and theorigin of language.[3][4]
Bernard G. Weiss | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1933-08-10)August 10, 1933 |
| Died | February 8, 2018(2018-02-08) (aged 84) |
| Academic background | |
| Education | Ph.D. |
| Alma mater | Princeton University |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Linguist and scholar ofIslam |
| Sub-discipline | Islamic law,Islamic theology,Islamic philosophy,Islamic political thought,Arab history |
| Institutions | University of Utah |
| Main interests | Muslim discussions oflinguistics and theorigin of language |
Life
editWeiss received his PhD fromPrinceton University in 1966.[5]
Bibliography
edit- Studies in Islamic Law and Society
- Religion and Law: Biblical-judaic and Islamic Perspectives
- Studies in Islamic Legal Theory
- A Survey of Arab History, 1988
- The Spirit of Islamic Law, Athens, Georgia: University of Georgia Press, 1998.
- (ed. withPeri Bearman andWolfhart Heinrichs)The Law Applied: Contextualizing the Islamic Shari`a, London and New York: I.B. Tauris, 2008.
- The Search for God's Law: Islamic Jurisprudence in the Writings of Sayf al-Din al-Amidi, 2010
- Language in Orthodox Muslim Thought: A Study of "Wad Al-lughah" and Its Development
References
edit- ^"The Search for God's Law". Content.lib.utah.edu. Archived fromthe original on 2015-09-28. Retrieved2019-07-17.
- ^"Bernard Weiss". Languages.utah.edu. Retrieved2019-07-17.
- ^"Medieval Muslim Discussions of the Origin of Language". Retrieved2019-07-17.
- ^Soul Searching and the Spirit of Shari'ah: A Review of Bernard Weiss' The Spirit of Islamic LawArchived 2013-07-19 at theWayback Machine,Khaled Abou El Fadl, Washington University Global Studies Law Review, vol. 1, nos. 1 and 2, Winter/Summer 2002, pp.553-72
- ^"Languages and Literature Newsletter"(PDF). Humis.utah.edu. Retrieved2019-07-17.
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