| Description |
viii, 249 p. ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 183-236) and index. |
| Contents |
Justice in modern Islamic thought / Gudrun Kramer -- The harmony of natural law and Shari'a in Islamist theology / Frank Griffel -- Islamic law and legal change : the concept of maslaha in classical and contemporary Islamic legal theory / Felicitas Opwis -- `Allal al-Fasi : Shari'a as blueprint for righteous global citizenship? / David L. Johnston -- Shari'a and Islamic democracy in the age of al-Jazeera / Noah Feldman -- From ijtihad to wilayat-i faqih : the evolution of the Shiite legal authority to political power / Abbas Amanat -- Shiite theories of social contract / Shahrough Akhavi -- Shari'a and constitution in Iran : a historical perspective / Said Amir Arjomand -- The normativity of the factual : on the everyday construction of Shari'a in a Yemeni family court / Anna Wurth. |
| Subject |
Islamic law -- Interpretation and construction.
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| Added Author |
Amanat, Abbas.
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Griffel, Frank, 1965-
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| Added Title |
Sharia : Islamic law |
| ISBN |
0804756392 (cloth : alk. paper) |
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9780804756396 (cloth : alk. paper) |
| Standard No. |
AU@ 000041512060 |
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NZ1 11324764 |
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