{"product_id":"the-spirit-of-islamic-law-bernard-g-weiss-9780820328270","title":"The Spirit of Islamic Law","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis study focuses on a Muslim legal science known in Arabic as usul al-fiqh. Whereas the kindred science of fiqh is concerned with the articulation of actual rules of law, this science elaborates the theoretical and methodological foundations of the law. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Spirit of Islamic Law\u003c\/i\u003e outlines the prominent features of Muslim juristic thought: espousal of divine sovereignty; a fixation on divine texts; an uncompromisingly intentionalist approach to the interpretation of those texts; a frank acknowledgment of the fallibility of human endeavor to capture divine intent; a toleration of legal diversity; a moralistic bent grounded in a particular social vision; and finally, a preoccupation with the affairs of private individuals--especially family relations and contracts--coupled with a concern to define the limits of governmental power. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Spirit of Islamic Law\u003c\/i\u003e is the fifth book in Georgia's Spirit of Laws series, which illuminates the nature of legal systems throughout the world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Bernard G. Weiss\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0820328278\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780820328270\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Georgia Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/01\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 232\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.76lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.53d","brand":"Bernard G. Weiss","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43947339940095,"sku":"9780820328270","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_92854f89-25ef-47c7-9c23-23b853471761.jpg?v=1681518140","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-spirit-of-islamic-law-bernard-g-weiss-9780820328270","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}