THE JUSTICE OF ISLAM comparative perspectives on Islamic law and society

THE JUSTICE OF ISLAM comparative perspectives on Islamic law and society

Twenty per cent of all the people in the world live under Islamic law. Going beyond steroetypes of rigid doctrine punishment the author explores the connections between everyday social life and contemporary Muslim ideas of justice and reason. Islamic law is thus seen as a kind of common law system c...

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Main Author: Rosen, Lawrence 1941- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York Oxford University Press 2000
Subjects:
Islamic law
Sociological jurisprudence
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Summary:Twenty per cent of all the people in the world live under Islamic law. Going beyond steroetypes of rigid doctrine punishment the author explores the connections between everyday social life and contemporary Muslim ideas of justice and reason. Islamic law is thus seen as a kind of common law system closely attached to the cultural history of its adherents
Physical Description:232 pages 20 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index
ISBN:0198298854

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