TY - BOOK AU - Hallaq,Wael B. ED - NetLibrary, Inc. TI - The origins and evolution of Islamic law SN - 9780511265563 (electronic bk.) AV - KBP55 .H35 2005eb U1 - 340.5/9/09 22 PY - 2005/// CY - Cambridge, UK, New York PB - Cambridge University Press KW - Islamic law KW - History KW - To 1500 KW - Droit islamique KW - Histoire KW - Jusqu'à 1500 KW - Islamitisch recht KW - gtt KW - Electronic books KW - local N1 - 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 UR - http://www.netLibrary.com/urlapi.asp?action=summary&v=1&bookid=181791 ER -