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A History of Islamic Legal Theories: An Introduction to Sunni Usul Al-fiqh » (1st Edition)

Book cover image of A History of Islamic Legal Theories: An Introduction to Sunni Usul Al-fiqh by Wael B. Hallaq

Authors: Wael B. Hallaq
ISBN-13: 9780521599863, ISBN-10: 0521599865
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Date Published: September 1999
Edition: 1st Edition

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Author Biography: Wael B. Hallaq

Book Synopsis

In his latest book, the author traces the history of Islamic legal theory from its early beginnings until the modern period.

Table of Contents

1. The formative period;
2. The articulation of legal theory: I;
3. The articulation of legal theory: II;
4. The legal text, the world and history;
5. Social reality and the response of theory;
6. Crises of modernity: toward a new theory of law? Conclusion.

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