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Understanding Sharia : Islamic law in a globalised world /

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Abdulla, Raficq (Author), Keshavjee, Mohamed M. (Author)
Corporate Author: ProQuest (Firm)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London ; New York : I.B. Tauris in association with the Institute of Ismaili Studies, 2018.
Subjects:
Islamic law.
Islam > Social aspects.
LAW > Essays.
LAW > General Practice.
LAW > Jurisprudence.
LAW > Paralegals & Paralegalism.
LAW > Practical Guides.
LAW > Reference.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: Islamic law in the contemporary world
  • Sharia : origin through revelation, historical development and change
  • Legal practice under the Umayyads (661-750)
  • Consolidation of the schools of law under the Abbasids (750-1258)
  • Developments after Shafi'i
  • Further geographical expansion and cultural accommodation
  • Call for reform : from the Tanzimat to the Arab Spring
  • Shi'i legal understanding and theory of law
  • The multiple manifestations of Sharia
  • Neo-Ijtihad
  • Sharia and human rights
  • Criminal justice in Islam
  • Islam and ethics
  • Critique.