Modern perspectives on Islamic law / Ann Black, Hossein Esmaeili, Nadirsyah Hosen.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Black, Ann.

Contributor:

Esmaeili, Hossein.

Hosen, Nadirsyah.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Islamic law.

Law, Semitic.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (318 p.)

Place of Publication:

Cheltenham ; Northampton, MA : Edward Elgar, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This well-informed book explains, reflects on and analyses Islamic law, not only in the classical legal tradition of Shari'a, but also its modern, contemporary context. The book explores the role for Islamic law in secular Western nations and reflects on the legal system of Islam in its classical context as applied in its traditional homeland of the Middle East and also in South East Asia. Written by three leading scholars from three different backgrounds: a Muslim in the Sunni tradition, a Muslim in the Shia tradition, and a non-Muslim woman - the book is not only unique, but also enriched by

Contents:

Cover; Copyright; Contents; Foreword; Preface; Prologue; 1. The nature of law, and its relationship with religion, in Islam; 2. Islamic law and institutions; 3. Seeing a Western nation through Muslim eyes: Citizenship and the Sharia in modern nation-states; 4. Fatwa and muftis; 5. Islamic family law; 6. Mediation, arbitration and Islamic alternative dispute resolution; 7. Islamic law and economics; 8. Property rights, inheritance law and trusts (waqf); 9. Islamic criminal law; 10. Contemporary debates on and within Islam; Epilogue; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0-85793-447-3

OCLC:

854974249