Introduction to Islamic Law

Informationen zum Autor Wael B. Hallaq is James McGill Professor of Islamic Law in the Institute of Islamic Studies at McGill University. He is a world-renowned scholar whose publications include The Origins and Evolution of Islamic Law (Cambridge University Press, 2004), Authority, Continuity and Change in Islamic Law (Cambridge University Press, 2001) and A History of Islamic Legal Theories (Cambridge University Press, 1997). Klappentext This book is an introduction to the fundamentals of Islamic law and its history. Zusammenfassung Wael Hallaq! a leading scholar and practitioner of Islamic law! guides students through the intricacies of the subject in this absorbing introduction. This book will be the first stop for those who wish to understand the fundamentals of Islamic law and its history. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction; Part I. Tradition and Continuity: 1. Who's who in the Shari'a; 2. The law: how is it found?; 3. The legal schools; 4. Jurists, legal education and politics; 5. Shari'a's society; 6. Pre-modern governance: the circle of justice; Part II. Modernity and Ruptures: 7. Colonizing the Muslim world and its Shari'a; 8. Modernizing the law in the age of nation states; 9. State, ulama and Islamists; 10. Shari'a then and now: concluding notes.

Product details

• Authors: Wael B. Hallaq
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 09.07.2009
• EAN: 9780521861465
• ISBN: 978-0-521-86146-5
• Dimensions: 163 mm x 238 mm x 20 mm
• Series: Print On Demand; Print on Demand
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Law > International law, foreign law; Islam, Sociology, LAW / General, International Law, Religion: general, Politics & government, Islamic Law, Middle Eastern history, Jurisprudence & general issues, Systems of law: Islamic law