Wael B Hallaq: 2 books
Sharī'a
Theory, Practice, Transformations
Language: English
Release Date: April 16, 2009
In recent years, Islamic law, or Shari'a, has been appropriated as a tool of modernity in the Muslim world and in the West and has become highly politicised in consequence. Wael Hallaq's magisterial overview of Shari'a sets the record straight by examining the doctrines and practices of Islamic law...
by Wael B. Hallaq
Language: English
Release Date: July 9, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: July 9, 2009
The study of Islamic law can be a forbidding prospect for those entering the field for the first time. Wael Hallaq, a leading scholar and practitioner of Islamic law, guides students through the intricacies of the subject in this absorbing introduction. The first half of the book is devoted to a discussion...