Custom in Islamic Law and Legal Theory The Development of the Concepts of ‘Urf and ‘Ādah in the Islamic Legal Tradition
This book explores the relationship between custom and Islamic law and seeks to uncover the role of custom in the construction of legal rulings. On a deeper level, however, it deals with the perennial problem of change and continuity in the Islamic legal tradition (or any tradition for that matter)
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Format: | eBook |
Language: | English |
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New York
Palgrave Macmillan US
2010, 2010
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Series: | Palgrave Series in Islamic Theology, Law, and History
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Collection: | Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Summary: | This book explores the relationship between custom and Islamic law and seeks to uncover the role of custom in the construction of legal rulings. On a deeper level, however, it deals with the perennial problem of change and continuity in the Islamic legal tradition (or any tradition for that matter) |
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Physical Description: | XV, 246 p online resource |
ISBN: | 9780230117341 |