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The origins and evolution of Islamic law [electronic resource] / Wael B. Hallaq.

By: Contributor(s): Series: Themes in Islamic law ; 1Publication details: Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2005.Description: ix, 234 p. : maps ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 9780511265563 (electronic bk.)
  • 0511265565 (electronic bk.)
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: No titleDDC classification:
  • 340.5/9/09 22
LOC classification:
  • KBP55 .H35 2005eb
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Contents:
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.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 217-228) and index.

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.

Electronic reproduction. Boulder, Colo. : NetLibrary, 2007. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to NetLibrary affiliated libraries.

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