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A History of Islamic Law (Islamic Surveys)
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by Noel J. Coulson
Sales Rank: 259943
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List Price: $40.00
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Features
Cover Type: Paperback with 272 pages
Published by: Edinburgh University Press December 15, 1994
Written in: English
ISBN 10 Number: 0748605142
ISBN 13 Number: 978-0748605149
Book Dimensions:
8.5 x 5.8 x 0.9 inches
Weighs: 14.9 ounces
Product Description
The classic introduction to Islamic law, tracing its development from its origins,through the medieval period, to its place in modern Islam.
Reader Reviews
More of an introduction to Islamic law than a history of it. This book is also seriously lacking and a little dated. The basic context of the book is the development of a system of law that has expanded from its 'primative' boundries to coming into contact with complex societies such as the Persians and Byzantines to a peak of the 11th centures when the four schools were truly codified to the so called 'stagnation and decline' The book then moves on to the contact with European laws through loss of teritorry and colonial expansion. The impression throughout this part of the book is 'Islamic law became outdated, for 'humanitarian reasons' people would be horrified by amputated hands and stoning of people so western laws were adopted, with the exeption of Saudi Arabia, Northern Nigeria and Afghanistan. The book simply does not cover the issues here as to why western laws were adopted. It is far too simplisitic to simply go on about amputeted hands and stoning as though that is all Islamic law consists of (It would be a bit like saying all US law consists of is gassing, injecting or electricuting prisoners) This is simply not an honest study of the development of Islamic law but rather a dated skim over of history. I suppose you couldnt expect much from a book consisting of only 264 pages to cover around 1400 years of history but this is pretty poor. Especially considering this is on most reading lists in Universities.
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