The origins and evolution of Islamic law - Hallaq, Wael B., 1955-; NetLibrary, Inc. (Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2005)
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.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 217-228) and index.
Electronic reproduction.
Keywords: Islamic law -- History -- To 1500.; Droit islamique -- Histoire -- Jusqu'à 1500.; Islamitisch recht; Electronic books