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Islamic Law: Cases, Authorities and Worldview (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781474274494)
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xIntroducing undergraduate students to Islamic law, this accessible textbook does not presume legal or technical knowledge. Drawing on a comparative approach, it encourages students to think through the issues of the application of Islamic law where Muslims live as a majority and where they live as a minority, including the USA, Saudia Arabia, Egypt, Pakistan.
The book surveys the historical development as well as the contemporary contexts of Islamic law. In distilling the history of Islamic law for non-specialists, the author covers important topics such as the development and transformation of Islamic institutions before and after colonialism. Coverage of Islamic law across contemporary contexts draws on real case material, and allows for discussion of Islam as a legal and a moral code that is activated both inside and outside the court. Readers will learn about rituals, dietary restrictions, family, contracts and property, lawful and unlawful gain, criminal law and punishments, and what makes a government legitimate in the eyes of Muslim individuals and authorities.Author: Ahmad Atif Ahmad
ISBN-10: 1474274498
ISBN-13: 9781474274494
Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
Language: English
Published: 10/05/2017
Pages: 224
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.80lbs
Size: 9.50h x 6.60w x 0.40d
By Ahmad Atif Ahmad
xAhmad Atif Ahmad is Professor of Religious Studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara, USA. He has taught Arabic, Islamic and Religious Studies at Harvard University, USA; Tufts University, USA; Macalester College, USA; Utrecht University, the Netherlands; and the College of William and Mary, USA.
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