Screen LibraryIslamic imperial law : harun-al-rashid's codification project /
Despite the historical and contemporary significance of the Sharia, it has not yet been possible to solve the puzzle of its origins. Whereas previous research has postulated a greater or lesser degree of endogenous Islamic development, the present study reaches a different conclusion, namely that at...
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De Gruyter,
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| Publisher Address: | Berlin ; Boston : |
| Publication Dates: |
2011. ©2007 |
| Literature type: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Studien zur geschichte und kultur des islamischen orients ;
volume N.F. 19 |
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Despite the historical and contemporary significance of the Sharia, it has not yet been possible to solve the puzzle of its origins. Whereas previous research has postulated a greater or lesser degree of endogenous Islamic development, the present study reaches a different conclusion, namely that at the end of the 8th century Muslim state lawyers in Baghdad codified an Islamic Imperial Law , oriented strongly towards Roman-Byzantine law. It is part of an Islamic-Byzantine context, and can only be explained against this intercultural background. Die bisherige Forschung geht davon aus, dass das islamische Recht von unabh ngigen Juristen entwickelt wurde. Dabei sind mitunter Einfl sse aus fremden Rechtssystemen einger umt worden, doch eine gezielte Rezeption galt stets als ausgesc |
| Carrier Form: | 1 online resource (ix, 757 pages). |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9783110924343 |
| Index Number: | KBP55 |
| CLC: | B963 |
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Frontmatter -- Foreword -- Contents -- Introduction -- Part I. The Origins of Islamic Law -- Preliminaries -- Chapter 1: Special Indicators of Reception -- Chapter 2: Circumstances of Reception -- Chapter 3: Comparative Analysis -- Part II. Islamic Imperial Law -- Chapter 4: Ideological Basis -- Chapter 5: Codification and Dissemination -- Part III. From Imperial to Jurists' Law -- Chapter 6: The Byzantine Factor -- Chapter 7: The Origins of U l al-fiqh -- Chapter 8: The Islamic Organon -- Conclusion -- Appendix 1: Cases -- Appendix 2: Judges -- Appendix 3: Terms -- Abbreviations -- Bibliography -- Index of Persons |