Jonathan E. Brockopp

Jonathan E. Brockopp is associate professor of history and religious studies at Pennsylvania State University. A specialist on early Islamic legal texts, he has written widely on Islamic law, ethics, and comparative religions. His books include Early Mamacr;liki Law: Ibn Abd al-Hakam and his Major vis mere Compendium of Jurisprudence (2000); Judaism and Islam in Practice: A Sourcebook (2000, coauthored with Jacob Neusner and Tamara Sonn); and two edited volumes on Islamic ethics. His article Theorizing Charismatic Authority in Early Islamic Law (2005) advances a new theory for understanding the role of Muhbdot;ammad in Islamic history. vis mindre