| Description |
ix, 234 p. : maps ; 23 cm. |
| Series |
Themes in Islamic law ; 1
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 217-228) and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction -- 1. The pre-Islamic Near East, Muhammad and Quranic law -- 2. The emergence of an Islamic legal ethic -- 3. The early judges, legal specialists and the search for religious authority -- 4. The judiciary coming of age -- 5. Prophetic authority and the modification of legal reasoning -- 6. Legal theory expounded -- 7. The formation of legal schools -- 8. Law and politics: caliphs, judges and jurists -- Conclusion. |
| Subject |
Islamic law -- History -- To 1500.
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| ISBN |
0521005809 (pbk.) |
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9780521005807 (pbk.) |
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0521803322 (hardback) |
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9780521803328 (hardback) |
| Standard No. |
NLC 20060028254 |
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NLGGC 263735915 |
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YDXCP 2104841 |
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YDXCP 100360289 |
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NZ1 8425491 |
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