The origins and evolution of Islamic law

By:

Hallaq Wael B

Contributor(s):

Publication details: Cambridge Cambridge University Press 2005Description: 234p ixISBN:

9780521005807
0521005809

Subject(s):

1. Mohammed Law - Evolution2. Islamic Law - EVolution - Origin

DDC classification:

340.590000 HAL

Contents:

Contents: Maps ix; Introduction 1; 1. The pre-Islamic Near East, Muhammad and Quranic law 8; 2. The emergence of an Islamic legal ethic 29; 3. The early judges, legal specialists and the search for religious authority 57; 4. The judiciary coming of age 79; 5. Prophetic authority and the modification of legal reasoning 102; 6. Legal theory expounded 122; 7. The formation of legal schools 150; 8. Law and politics: caliphs, judges and jurists 178; Conclusion 194; Glossary of key terms 207; Short biographies 211; Bibliographies 217; Suggested further readings 225; Index 229.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
BOOKs	National Law School	340.59 HAL (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		21109

Contents:
Maps ix;
Introduction 1;
1. The pre-Islamic Near East, Muhammad and Quranic law 8;
2. The emergence of an Islamic legal ethic 29;
3. The early judges, legal specialists and the search for religious authority 57;
4. The judiciary coming of age 79;
5. Prophetic authority and the modification of legal reasoning 102;
6. Legal theory expounded 122;
7. The formation of legal schools 150;
8. Law and politics: caliphs, judges and jurists 178;
Conclusion 194;
Glossary of key terms 207;
Short biographies 211;
Bibliographies 217;
Suggested further readings 225;
Index 229.

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