The Law Applied : Contextualizing the Islamic Shari'a

ISBN-13: 9781845117368 / Angielski / Twarda / 2008 / 544 str.

Peri Bearman; Wolfhart Heinrichs; Bernard G. Weiss

Opis

A sea change has taken place in Islamic legal studies. This book both reflects and contributes to that change. Traditionally, scholars in this field have tended to focus on law as a body of rules and doctrines, as 'fiqh.' This volume is interested in how the law has been applied to concrete situations. It looks at judicial decision-making, legal response (fatwas), customary practices, the actions of public inspectors, cultural contexts, and theological discourses as well as modern legal reform and constitutional development. Reflecting the interests of a new academic generation, The Law Applied offers an ambitious and textured account of how Islamic law works in practice in the social life of the contemporary world.