Sharia : theory, practice, transformations / Wael B. Hallaq
Publication details: New York : Cambridge University Press, c2009. Description: ix, 614 p. ; 24 cmISBN: 9780521678742Subject(s): Islamic law | Islamic law--Interpretation and construction | Islamic law--PhilosophyDDC classification: 340.5909 HAL| Item type | Current library | Home library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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CONTENTS
PART I The pre-modern tradition
1 The formative period
2 Legal theory : epistemology, language and legal reasoning
3 Legal education and the politics of law
4 Law and society
5 The circle of justice and later dynasties
PART II The law:an outline
6 The legal pillars of religion
7 Contracts and other obligations
8 Family law and succession
9 Property and ownership
10 Offenses
11 Jihaad
12 Courts of justice, suits and evidence
PART III The sweep of modernity.
13 The conceptual framework : an introduction
14 The jural colonization of India and South-East-Asia
15 Hegemonic modernity : the Middle East and North Africa during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries
16 Modernizing the law in the age of nation-states
17 In search of a legal methodology
18 Repercussions: concluding notes.
Includes bibliographical references and index
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