An Introduction to Islamic Law
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The study of Islamic law can be a forbidding prospect for those entering the field for the first time. Wael Hallaq, a leading scholar and practitioner of Islamic law, guides students through the intricacies of the subject in this absorbing introduction. The first half of the book is devoted to a discussion of Islamic law in its pre-modern natural habitat. The second part explains how the law was transformed and ultimately dismantled during the colonial period. In the final chapters,…
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Key features
- A concise, erudite introduction to the history, practice and contentions of Islamic law
- Clearly composed and structured for an undergraduate market
- Hallaq is the master of his field, a leading scholar of Islamic law and its interpretation
About the book
- DOI https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511801044
- Subjects Area Studies,History,Law,Law: General Interest,Middle East History,Middle East Studies
- Format: Hardback
- Publication date: 31 August 2009
- ISBN: 9780521861465
- Dimensions (mm): 228 x 152 mm
- Weight: 0.45kg
- Page extent: 210 pages
- Availability: Available
- Format: Paperback
- Publication date: 10 August 2009
- ISBN: 9780521678735
- Dimensions (mm): 228 x 152 mm
- Weight: 0.34kg
- Page extent: 206 pages
- Availability: Available
- Format: Digital
- Publication date: 05 June 2012
- ISBN: 9780511801044
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