"The Anthropology of Islamic Law shows how hermeneutic theory and practice theory can be brought together to analyze cultural, legal, and religious traditions. These ideas are developed through an analysis of the Islamic legal tradition, which examines both Islamic legal doctrin…
This book shows how hermeneutic theory and practice theory can be brought together to analyze cultural, legal, and religious traditions. These ideas are developed through an analysis of the Islamic legal tradition, which examines both Islamic legal doctrine and religious educati…
'Visions of Justice' offers an exploration of legal consciousness among the Muslim communities of Central Asia from the end of the eighteenth century through the fall of the Russian Empire. Paolo Sartori surveys how colonialism affected the way in which Muslims formulated their …
Ahmad Alkhamees defines Creative Shari?ah compliance as compliance with the letter but not the objectives of Shari?ah. In recent years, Islamic finance industry practises have come under scrutiny, with strong critiques levelled against many institutions that claim to provide Sha…
Using contemporary illustrations, 'Legal Maxims in Islamic Criminal Law' delves into the theoretical and practical studies of al-Qawaid al-Fiqhiyyah in Islamic legal theory. It elucidates the importance of this concept in the application of Islamic law and demonstrates how the c…
Introduction : sharia and the anthropology of knowledge -- Sharia in Malaysia : the historical background -- Family law : religious officials, reasoning style, and controversies -- Criminal law : taking the middle road -- Economics : the Malaysian state, Darul Arqam, and the Isl…
"Al-Qāḍimal-Nu'mān was the chief legal theorist and ideologue of the North African Fatimid dynasty in the tenth century. This translation makes available in English for the first time his major work on Islamic legal theory (uṣūl al-fiqh), which presents a legal model in support …
"The question of tolerance and Islam is not a new one. Polemicists are certain that Islam is not a tolerant religion. As evidence they point to the rules governing the treatment of non-Muslim permanent residents in Muslim lands, namely the dhimmi rules that are at the center of …
Wasaṭiyya and Salafiyya : a conflict of ideologies and methodologies -- The Wasaṭī and Salafī approaches to the religious law of Muslim minorities -- Muslim minorities and non-Muslim societies -- Muslim minorities and non-Muslim states
"Based on a comparative analysis of several thousand religio-juristic treatises and fatwās (religious decisions), Sharīʻa and Muslim Minorities: The wasaṭi and salafī approaches to fiqh al-aqalliyyāt al-Muslima offers the most systematic and comprehensive study to date of the re…
"The interchange between Muslims and Europe has a long and complicated history, dating back to before the idea of 'Europe' was born, and the earliest years of Islam. There has been a Muslim presence on the European continent before, but never has it been so significant, particul…
The interchange between Muslims and Europe has a long and complicated history, dating back to before the idea of 'Europe' was born, and the earliest years of Islam. There has been a Muslim presence on the European continent before, but never has it been so significant, particula…
