Publications (sample):

"The Mukhtasar of al-Khiraqi and its Place in the Formation of Hanbali Legal Doctrine," in (ed.) Ron Shaham, Law, Custom, and Statute in the Muslim World, Studies in Honor of Aharon Layish (Brill, 2007(

"From Scholarly Circles to mass Movements: The formaiton of Legal communities in Islamic Societies," American Historical Review Vol. 108, (2003(

The Formation of Habalism, Piety into Power (RouteledgeCurzon, 2002(

Areas of interest and research:

Islamic legal institutions, mainly the formative stage of the Hanbali madhhab (schools of law). Alongside their legal activities, the Hanbalis articulated theological concepts and moral values. My studies examinc these intellectual activities and the social processes that led to the evolvement of the Hanbali madhhab.

Nimrod Hurvitz

Born: April 9, 1958

Address: Department of Middle East Studies

Ben-Gurion University

Beer Sheva

Education:

1986 - B.A. Tel Aviv University

1994 - Ph.D. Princeton University Dissertation advisor: Michael Cook

Employment: 1994 - present, Ben Gurion University