Hallaq, Wael B.,  1955- <br/><br/>
The origins and evolution of Islamic law  [electronic resource] / 
Wael B. Hallaq. 
 - Cambridge, UK ;  New York :  Cambridge University Press,  2005. 
 - ix, 234 p. :  maps ;  23 cm. 
 - Themes in Islamic law ;  1 .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. 217-228) and index. 
<br/><br/>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. 
<br/><br/><br/>Electronic reproduction. <br/>Boulder, Colo. : <br/>NetLibrary, <br/>2007. <br/>Available via World Wide Web. <br/>Access may be limited to NetLibrary affiliated libraries. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780511265563 (electronic bk.) 0511265565 (electronic bk.) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Islamic law--History--To 1500.<br/>Droit islamique--Histoire--Jusqu'à 1500.<br/>Islamitisch recht.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>KBP55  / .H35 2005eb 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>340.5/9/09