Sharia : theory, practice, transformations /
Hallaq, Wael B., 1955-
Sharia : theory, practice, transformations / Wael B. Hallaq. - Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2009. - ix, 614 p. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 563-597) and index.
The formative period -- Legal theory : epistemology, language and legal reasoning -- Legal education and the politics of law -- Law and society -- The circle of justice and later dynasties -- The legal pillars of religion -- Contracts and othe obligations -- Family law and succession -- Property and ownership -- Offenses -- Jihād -- Courts of justice, suits and evidence -- The conceptual framework : an introduction -- The jural colonization of India and South-East-Asia -- Hegemonic modernity : the Middle East and North Africa during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries -- Modernizing the law in the age of nation-states -- In search of a legal methodology -- Repercussions: concluding notes.
9780521861472 (hbk.) 9780521180337
Islamic law--History.
Islamic law.
Islamic law--Interpretation and construction.
Islamic law--Philosophy.
340.5909 / H1741s
Sharia : theory, practice, transformations / Wael B. Hallaq. - Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2009. - ix, 614 p. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 563-597) and index.
The formative period -- Legal theory : epistemology, language and legal reasoning -- Legal education and the politics of law -- Law and society -- The circle of justice and later dynasties -- The legal pillars of religion -- Contracts and othe obligations -- Family law and succession -- Property and ownership -- Offenses -- Jihād -- Courts of justice, suits and evidence -- The conceptual framework : an introduction -- The jural colonization of India and South-East-Asia -- Hegemonic modernity : the Middle East and North Africa during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries -- Modernizing the law in the age of nation-states -- In search of a legal methodology -- Repercussions: concluding notes.
9780521861472 (hbk.) 9780521180337
Islamic law--History.
Islamic law.
Islamic law--Interpretation and construction.
Islamic law--Philosophy.
340.5909 / H1741s