Between God and the Sultan A History of Islamic Law

Name: Between God and the Sultan A History of Islamic Law
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ISBN: 9780195223972

ISBN-10: 0195223977

ISBN-13: 9780195223972

Edition: 2005

Authors: Knut S. Vik/or, Knut S. Vikï¿½r

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List price: $75.00
Copyright year: 2005
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 1/5/2006
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 400
Size: 8.60" wide x 5.80" long x 1.10" tall
Weight: 1.342
Language: English

Introduction : does Islamic law exist?	p. 1
From practice to method	p. 20
The Koran and Sunna as sources	p. 31
Elaborating the sources : Qiyas and Ijtihad	p. 53
Getting social sanction : Ijma[superscript c] and authorization	p. 73
The four schools of law	p. 89
Law beyond the four schools	p. 114
The court and the law : the Muftis and legal development	p. 140
The court and its judge : the role of the Qadi	p. 168
The court and the state	p. 185
Law and courts in the Ottoman Empire	p. 206
Islamic law in the modern period	p. 222
Implementing the Shari'a'	p. 254
Criminal law	p. 280
Family law	p. 299
Economy, taxes and property	p. 326
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