The Law Applied: Contextualizing the Islamic Shari'a By Peri Bearman, Wolfhart Heinrichs, Bernard G. Weiss
Publisher: I. B. Tauris 2008-03-15 | 456 Pages | ISBN: 1845117360 | PDF | 3 MB
Publisher: I. B. Tauris 2008-03-15 | 456 Pages | ISBN: 1845117360 | PDF | 3 MB
A sea change has taken place in Islamic legal studies. This book both reflects and contributes to that change. Traditionally, scholars in this field have tended to focus on law as a body of rules and doctrines, as ‘fiqh.’ This volume is interested in how the law has been applied to concrete situations. It looks at judicial decision-making, legal response (fatwas), customary practices, the actions of public inspectors, cultural contexts, and theological discourses as well as modern legal reform and constitutional development. Reflecting the interests of a new academic generation, The Law Applied offers an ambitious and textured account of how Islamic law works in practice in the social life of the contemporary world.



