ISLAMIC LAW Theory and Practice

• Other Authors: Gleave, Robert (Editor), Kermeli, Eugenia (Editor)
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: LONDON I.B. Tauris 2011
• Subjects: Islamic law > Congresses; Islamic law > Congresses > Philosophy; Islamic law > Congresses > History
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• Item Description: "The papers in this collection were originally presented at a conference entitled 'Islamic law: theory and practice' held at Ashburne Hall, University of Manchester in June 1995"
• Physical Description: vi, 248 pages 22 cm
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (pages [232]-244) and indexes
• ISBN: 1860646522; 9781860646522

This classic study deals with the theory and practice of Islamic law in both the formative classic and modern periods and over a range of societies. It is divided into four sections dealing with legal theory; fatwas and muftis in classical Islamic law; the position of religious minorities under Islamic law, and modern developments in Islamic law. The book explores the concept of Ijtihad, or juristic disgression--the process through which a jurist apprehends God's law and can turn it into a legal ruling--and how this has influenced the formulations of law in both Sunni and Shi'i Islam. The subject is viewed from an historical as well as a theoretical angle.