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Islamic law and legal system : studies of Saudi Arabia / by Frank E. Vogel.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Vogel, Frank E.
- Series:
- Studies in Islamic law and society ; v. 8.
- Studies in Islamic law and society, 1384-1130 ; v. 8
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Law--Saudi Arabia--Islamic influences.
- Law.
- Islamic law--Saudi Arabia.
- Islamic law.
- Islam and state--Saudi Arabia.
- Islam and state.
- Islamic law--History.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (425 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2000.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This volume offers an examination of the legal system of Saudi Arabia, not only for its own sake but also as a case study for insight into past and present Islamic legal systems.
- Contents:
- Contents; Acknowledgments; Map; Introduction; PART ONE: THE LAW OF THE RELIGIOUS-LEGAL SCHOLARS; PART TWO: THE RELIGIOUS-LEGAL SCHOLARS AND THE KING'S LAW; Conclusion; Appendix A: Table of Major Interviews and Court Observations; Appendix B: Table of Hudud Penalty Occurrences; Glossary of Arabic Terms; Bibliography; Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [375]-391) and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-280-46401-1
- 9786610464012
- 1-4175-9087-4
- 90-474-0016-X
- OCLC:
- 191039222
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