Awass, Omer, 1971-

Fatwa and the making and renewal of Islamic law : from the classical period to the present / Omer Awass. - New York : Cambridge University Press, 2023. - pages cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

"Examines the formation, history, and transformation of the Islamic legal discourse and institutions through the lens of a particular legal practice: the issuance of fatwas (legal opinions). Informed lay readers and scholars alike will gain from it an appreciation about the development of the Islamic legal system and its particular legal practices"--

9781009260909

2022052227


Fatwas--History.
Islamic law--Interpretation and construction--History.
Islamic law--History.

KBP491 / .A934 2023

340.5/922