Islamic Law
Subtitle: from historical foundations to contemporary practice
By: Mawil Izzi Dien.
Series: The new Edinburgh Islamic surveys
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Edinburgh
Language: eng
Number of pages: 178
Subjects: Islamic law.
Description: Covering key topics - including the history, sources and formation of Islamic law, the legal mechanisms, and the contemporary context - this text combines Western and Islamic views and describes the relationship between the original theories of Islamic law and the views of contemporary writers.