Between god and the sultan : A history of Islamic law

By:

Vikor Knut S

Contributor(s):

Publication details: Bangalore Foundation Press 2005Description: 387p vISBN:

9781850657385
1850657386

Subject(s):

1. Islamic Law2. Islamic Law - Methodology3. Islamic Law -History

DDC classification:

340.590000 VIK

Contents:

Contents: 1. Introduction: Does Islamic law exist? 1; Part I: The theory of the law – 2. From Practice to Method 20; 3. The koran and sunna as sources 31; 4. Elaborating the sources: Qiyas and Ijtihad 53; 5. Greeting social sanction: Ijma and authorization 73; Part II: The application of the law – 6. The four schools of Islam 89p; 7. Law beyond the four schools 114; 8. The court and the law: the muftis and legal development 140; 9. The court and its judge: the role of the Qadi 168; Part III: The history of the law – 10. The court and the state 185; 11. Law and courts in the ottoman empire 206; 12. Islamic law in the modern period 222; 13. Implementing the Shari ‘a’ 254; Part IV: Some areas of the law – 14. Criminal law 280; 15. Family law 299; 16. Economy, taxes and property 326; Conclusion 345; Glossary 349; Bibliography 363; Index 381.

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Contents:
1. Introduction: Does Islamic law exist? 1;
Part I: The theory of the law –
2. From Practice to Method 20;
3. The koran and sunna as sources 31;
4. Elaborating the sources: Qiyas and Ijtihad 53;
5. Greeting social sanction: Ijma and authorization 73;
Part II: The application of the law –
6. The four schools of Islam 89p;
7. Law beyond the four schools 114;
8. The court and the law: the muftis and legal development 140;
9. The court and its judge: the role of the Qadi 168;
Part III: The history of the law –
10. The court and the state 185;
11. Law and courts in the ottoman empire 206;
12. Islamic law in the modern period 222;
13. Implementing the Shari ‘a’ 254;
Part IV: Some areas of the law –
14. Criminal law 280;
15. Family law 299;
16. Economy, taxes and property 326;
Conclusion 345;
Glossary 349;
Bibliography 363;
Index 381.

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