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The origins and evolution of Islamic law /
Covering more than three centuries of legal history, this study presents an important account of how Islam developed its own law from ancient Near Eastern legal cultures, Arabian customary law and Quranic reform. The book explores the interplay between law and politics, demonstrating how the jurists...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Cambridge :
Cambridge University Press,
2005.
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| Colección: | Themes in Islamic law ;
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Introduction
- 1. The pre-Islamic Near East, Muhammad and Quranic law
- 2. The emergence of an Islamic legal ethic
- 3. The early judges, legal specialists and the search for religious authority
- 4. The judiciary coming of age
- 5. Prophetic authority and the modification of legal reasoning
- 6. Legal theory expounded
- 7. The formation of legal schools
- 8. Law and politics: caliphs, judges and jurists
- Conclusion.