The Beginnings of Islamic Law - Late Antique Islamicate Legal Traditions

Informationen zum Autor Lena Salaymeh is Associate Professor (Senior Lecturer) of Law at Tel-Aviv University. A prolific author and public speaker, she is currently writing on the secularization of Islamic law and the role of materiality in Islamic legal history. Klappentext This book is a major and innovative contribution to our understanding of the historical unfolding of Islamic law. Zusammenfassung This is a major and innovative contribution to our understanding of the historical unfolding of Islamic law. Scrutinizing its historical contexts! Salaymeh proposes that Islamic law is a continuous intermingling of innovation and tradition. The book's interdisciplinary approach provides accessible explanations and translations of complex materials and ideas. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction: genealogies of Islamic law; 1. Legal-historical beginnings - outlining late antique Islamic law; 2. Legal historiography - a case study in international law; 3. Legal-historical hybridity - tracing Islam in its Islamicate context; 4. Legal custom - a case study in ritual law; 5. Legal historicizing: moments in macro-histories; 6. Legal comparisons - a case study in family law; Conclusion.

Product details

• Authors: Lena Salaymeh, Lena (Tel-Aviv University) Salaymeh, Salaymeh Lena
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 14.11.2016
• EAN: 9781107133020
• ISBN: 978-1-107-13302-0
• No. of pages: 253
• Dimensions: 156 mm x 238 mm x 18 mm
• Series: Print on Demand
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book; Islam, HISTORY / Middle East / General, RELIGION / Islam / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Islamic Studies, Islamic Studies, Islamic Law, Middle Eastern history, Relating to Islamic / Muslim people and groups, Systems of law: Islamic law, LAW / Islamic, Social groups: religious groups and communities, HISTORY / Islamic