EP.42–Religion: Ijma’ (Consensus) between the Legal and the Political in Islamic Discourses

Summary: <br> What does Ijmāʿ (consensus) mean? How does it<br> function within traditional Islamic Law? In what way do the Sunni concept of “ijmāʿ” and the Shīʿī concept of “imām” parallel each other? What are the<br> political dynamics of ijmāʿ? <br> <br> <br> <br>