Islamic Imperial Law: Harun-Al-Rashid's Codification Project (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9783110190489)

Despite the historical and contemporary significance of the Sharia, it has not yet been possible to solve the puzzle of its origins. Whereas previous research has postulated a greater or lesser degree of endogenous Islamic development, the present study reaches a different conclusion, namely that at the end of the 8^th century Muslim state lawyers in Baghdad codified an Islamic "Imperial Law", oriented strongly towards Roman-Byzantine law. It is part of an Islamic-Byzantine context, and can only be explained against this intercultural background.

Author: Benjamin Jokisch
ISBN-10: 3110190486
ISBN-13: 9783110190489
Publisher: de Gruyter
Language: English
Published: 10/23/2007
Pages: 766
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 2.67lbs
Size: 9.17h x 6.49w x 1.76d