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An Introduction to Islamic Law
Wael Hallaq
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Description for An Introduction to Islamic Law
Paperback. This book is an introduction to the fundamentals of Islamic law and its history. Num Pages: 206 pages. BIC Classification: HBJF1; LAFS. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 227 x 152 x 11. Weight in Grams: 306. 208 pages. This 2009 book is an introduction to the fundamentals of Islamic law and its history. Cateogry: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: HBJF1; LAFS. Dimension: 227 x 152 x 11. Weight: 338.
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, the author charts recent developments and the struggles of the Islamists to negotiate changes which have seen the law emerge ... Read more
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, the author charts recent developments and the struggles of the Islamists to negotiate changes which have seen the law emerge ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Number of pages
206
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
Number of Pages
206
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780521678735
SKU
V9780521678735
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About Wael Hallaq
Wael B. Hallaq is James McGill Professor of Islamic Law in the Institute of Islamic Studies at McGill University. He is a world-renowned scholar whose publications include The Origins and Evolution of Islamic Law (Cambridge University Press, 2004), Authority, Continuity and Change in Islamic Law (Cambridge University Press, 2001) and A History of Islamic Legal Theories (Cambridge University Press, 1997). ... Read more
Reviews for An Introduction to Islamic Law
'This path-breaking new history of Islamic law will become a standard introduction to the subject. Professor Hallaq has provided a magnificent overview of the topic, drawing on his wide reading in primary sources and his many important publications on the history of Islamic law and Islamic legal thought.' Joseph E. Lowry, University of Pennsylvania