An Introduction to Islamic Law

by Wael B. Hallaq

Book Overview

The study of Islamic law can be a forbidding prospect for those entering the field for the first time. Wael Hallaq, a leading scholar and practitioner of Islamic law, guides students through the intricacies of the subject in this absorbing introduction. The first half of the book is devoted to a discussion of Islamic law in its pre-modern natural habitat. The second part explains how the law was transformed and ultimately dismantled during the colonial...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521678730
• ISBN13: 9780521678735
• Release Date: July 2009
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 206 Pages
• Weight: 0.74 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.9" x 8.9"