Roman, Provincial and Islamic Law - The Origins of the Islamic Patronate

Zusammenfassung Through a study of the Islamic patronate! this book tests the hypothesis that Roman law was a formative influence on Islamic law. It concludes that Roman law contributed only in so far as it was part and parcel of the rather different legal practice of the Near Eastern provinces. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface; 1. The state of the field; 2. A practical guide to the study of Islamic law; 3. The Islamic patronate; 4. The case against Arabia; 5. The case against the non-Roman Near East: paramone; 6. The case for the Roman Near East; 7. Conclusion; Appendices; Notes; Index.

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• Authors: Patricia Crone, Crone Patricia
• Assisted by: David Morgan (Editor)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 18.07.2002
• EAN: 9780521529495
• ISBN: 978-0-521-52949-5
• No. of pages: 188
• Series: Cambridge Studies in Islamic C
• Subject: Social sciences, law, business > Law > International law, foreign law