Sharīʻa theory, practice, transformations /

Hallaq, Wael (1955-....)

Sharīʻa theory, practice, transformations / [Texte imprimé] : Wael B. Hallaq - Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2009 - 1 vol. (ix-614 p.) ; 24 cm

Index

Bibliogr. p. 563-597

The formative period -- Legal theory : epistemology, language and legal reasoning -- Legal education and the politics of law -- Law and society -- The circle of justice and later dynasties -- The legal pillars of religion -- Contracts and othe obligations -- Family law and succession -- Property and ownership -- Offenses -- Jihād -- Courts of justice, suits and evidence -- The conceptual framework : an introduction -- The jural colonization of India and South-East-Asia -- Hegemonic modernity : the Middle East and North Africa during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries -- Modernizing the law in the age of nation-states -- In search of a legal methodology -- Repercussions: concluding notes

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