Law and Islam in the Middle East

by Michael M.J. Fischer, Richard T. Antoun, Daisy Hilse Dwyer

Islamic law is the epitome of Islamic thought, the most typical manifestation of the Islamic way of life, the core and kernel of Islam itself, asserts Joseph Schacht the internationally renowed Islamic law scholar. Indeed, the primary place of law in Islam as well as the preponderance of the legal over the theological in Muslim thinking has long been recognized by both Muslim jurisprudents and by Western legal scholars. At a time when Islamic fundamentalism...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0897891511
• ISBN13: 9780897891516
• Release Date: September 1990
• Publisher: Praeger
• Length: 168 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"