An introduction to Islamic law / Wael B. Hallaq.

Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2009.

1st edition

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Islamic law.

Islamic law -- History.

Part I. Tradition and continuity

1. Who's who in the Shari'a

2. The law: how is it found

3. The legal schools

4. Jurists, legal education and politics

5. Shari'a's society

6. Pre-modern governance: the circle of justice

Part II. Modernity and ruptures

7. Colonizing the muslim world and its Shari'a

8. The law in the age of nation-states

9. State, ulama and Islamists

10. Shari'a then and now: concluding notes.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

9780521678735

vii, 200 p. ; 23 cm