Doubt in islamic law: a history of legal maxims, interpretation, and islamic criminal law
Auteur :
Rabb, Intisar A.
Éditeur :
Cambridge University Press
ISBN :
9781107080997
Date de publication :
31 déc. 2014
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,5 x 3,0 cm
Poids :
750 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
Through a close examination of legal, historical, and theological sources, this book considers a largely neglected area of Islamic law, calling into question a controversial popular notion about Islamic law today, which is that Islamic law is a divine legal tradition that has little room for discretion or doubt, particularly in Islamic criminal law.