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Islamic Law: From Historical Foundations to Contemporary Practice
Mawil Izzi Dien
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Description for Islamic Law: From Historical Foundations to Contemporary Practice
Paperback. This survey of Islamic Law combines Western and Islamic views and describes the relationship between the original theories of Islamic law and the views of contemporary Islamic writers. Series: The New Edinburgh Islamic Surveys. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: LAFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 156 x 11. Weight in Grams: 292.
This survey of Islamic Law combines Western and Islamic views and describes the relationship between the original theories of Islamic law and the views of contemporary Islamic writers. Covering the key topics in the area -- including the history, sources and formation of Islamic Law, the legal mechanisms, and the contemporary context -- it is strong in its coverage of the modern perspective, which particularly marks this book out from other texts in this field. The aim is to provide the student with a background understanding of Islamic Law and access to the complexity of the Islamic legal ... Read more
This survey of Islamic Law combines Western and Islamic views and describes the relationship between the original theories of Islamic law and the views of contemporary Islamic writers. Covering the key topics in the area -- including the history, sources and formation of Islamic Law, the legal mechanisms, and the contemporary context -- it is strong in its coverage of the modern perspective, which particularly marks this book out from other texts in this field. The aim is to provide the student with a background understanding of Islamic Law and access to the complexity of the Islamic legal ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Series
The New Edinburgh Islamic Surveys
Condition
New
Number of Pages
192
Place of Publication
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780748614592
SKU
V9780748614592
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About Mawil Izzi Dien
Mawil Izzi Dien is a Senior Lecturer in Islamic Studies at the University of Wales, Lampeter. His publications include The Environmental Dimensions of Islam (2000) and The Theory and Practice of Market Law in Medieval Islam (1998).
Reviews for Islamic Law: From Historical Foundations to Contemporary Practice
Has a neat, lucid structure and, as such, will constitute a valuable aid to the study of a very complex subject!(this) book will be essential reading and I would certainly recommend it to both my undergraduates and postgraduates.
Professor I. R. Netton, University of Leeds Has a neat, lucid structure and, as such, will constitute a valuable aid to ... Read more
Professor I. R. Netton, University of Leeds Has a neat, lucid structure and, as such, will constitute a valuable aid to ... Read more