Sharia : theory, practice, transformations - Hallaq, Wael B., 1955- (Cambridge, UK : Cambridge University Press, 2009)
The formative period -- Legal theory : epistemology, language and legal reasoning -- Legal education and the politics of law -- Law and society -- The circle of justice and later dynasties -- The legal pillars of religion -- Contracts and othe obligations -- Family law and succession -- Property and ownership -- Offenses -- Jihad -- Courts of justice, suits and evidence -- The conceptual framework : an introduction -- The jural colonization of India and South-East-Asia -- Hegemonic modernity : the Middle East and North Africa during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries -- Modernizing the law in the age of nation-states -- In search of a legal methodology -- Repercussions: concluding notes
Includes bibliographical references (p. 563-597) and index
Buku bacaan asas Fakulti Pengajian Islam
Keywords: Islamic law -- History; Islamic law; Islamic law -- Interpretation and construction; Islamic law -- Philosophy