This volume is intended for both the novice and expert as a companion to understanding the evolution of the field of Islamic law, the current work that is shaping this field, and the new directions th
In Studies in Legal Hadith Hiroyuki Yanagihashi seeks to clarify the processes by which hadiths on a given legal topic were formed and developed and to propose a methodology to estimate their acceptab
Through his analysis, Vogel (Harvard Law School) develops a framework of concepts, rooted in both Islamic and western legal theory, useful for the comparative description and analysis of Islamic legal
Beginning with an analysis of how Islamic theory views sharecropping, this book uses Yemen and its sharecropping practices as a case study comparing Islamic law and customary law. Donaldson (Arabic, U
In Islamic Legal Thought: A Compendium of Muslim Jurists, twenty-three scholars each contribute a chapter containing the biography of a distinguished Muslim jurist and a translated sample of his work.
Focusing on writings of legal theory by leading jurisprudents from al-Jassas (d. 370/980) to al-Shatibi (d. 790/1388), this study traces the Islamic discourse on legal change. It looks at the concept
In Minor Marriage in Early Islamic Law, Carolyn Baugh offers an in-depth exploration of 8-13th century legal sources on the marriageability of prepubescents, focusing on such issues as maintenance, se
This volume provides the first collection of studies devoted to the binomial dar al-islam / dar al-?arb, offering new perspectives on this underexplored issue through the analysis of a wide range of c
This volume examines the use of legal documents for the history of Muslim societies, presenting case studies from different periods and areas of the Muslim world from medieval Iran and Egypt to contem
This book deals with an Ayyubid-Mamluk Egyptian jurist's attempt to come to terms with the potential conflict between power, represented in the state, and authority, represented in the schools of law,
This book focuses on the history and work of the Saudi Dar al-Ifra, One of the most central modern islamic official religious institutions. The Study was under-taken from two perpectives: (1) Dar al-I
The earliest extant work of theoretical legal writing, Shafi'i's ninth-century Risala (Epistle) has been characterized by scholars as a synthesis of Islamic legal sources. Diverging from that received
Almost nothing has been written about the religious oath in Franco-Egyptian or Islamic courtrooms, but this should come as little surprise, says Bechor (Middle Eastern studies, Interdisciplinary Cente
Joseph (international studies, Zayed U., United Arab Emirates) analyzes how 17th- through early 19th-century Hanafi law (official Ottoman law), as evidenced in legal opinions and legal commentaries fr
Emphasising an empirical research to contemporary legal pluralist settings in Muslim contexts, the present collected volume contributes to a deepened understanding of legal pluralist issues and realit
Bechor (Middle Eastern studies, Lauder School of Government, The Interdisciplinary Center, Israel) examines the Sanhuri Code in this book, volume 29 of the Studies in Islamic Law and Society series. D
Boogert (Ottoman studies, U. of Leiden) focuses on the perception, theory, and practice of the capitulatory system in the Ottoman legal system in the 18th century, warning that perceptions about the s
This book focuses on the historical development, codification and present day perceptions of Islamic law in Zaydi Yemen in the field of waqf, the relation between theory and practice over time and the
