The spirit of Islamic law
By: Bernard G. Weiss.
Edition: Pbk. ed.
Series: The spirit of the laws; Spirit of the laws (Athens, Ga.)
Publisher: University of Georgia Press
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Athens
Language: eng
Number of pages: 211
ISBN-13: 9780820328270; 9780820319773
Subjects: Islamic law.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [203]-208) and index.
Table of contents: title: The formation of Islamic law; title: Divine sovereignty and human subordination; title: The textualist/intentionalist bent; title: The venture beyond the texts; title: probabilism and the limits of certainty; title: Juristic authority and the diversity of schools; title: The moralistic bent; title: Private and public dimensions of the law.