| Description |
1 online resource (xii, 294 pages) |
| Contents |
Fatwa in the Prophetic and Post-Prophetic Period -- Fatwa in the Classical Age -- Fatwa and the Formation of Islamic Legal Discourses, Institutions, and Society -- The Formation of the Islamic Legal Tradition and the Formalization of Ifta within the Legal Schools -- Fatwa in the Age of the Preponderance of Legal Schools -- Colonialism, Islamic Law, and the Post-Colonial Fatwa |
| Summary |
"Examines the formation, history, and transformation of the Islamic legal discourse and institutions through the lens of a particular legal practice: the issuance of fatwas (legal opinions). Informed lay readers and scholars alike will gain from it an appreciation about the development of the Islamic legal system and its particular legal practices"-- Provided by the publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-272) and index |
| Notes |
Description based on online resource; title from title screen (viewed May 23, 2023) |
| Subject |
Fatwas -- History
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Islamic law -- Interpretation and construction -- History
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Fatwas
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Islamic law -- Interpretation and construction
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781009260923 |
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1009260928 |
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100926088X |
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9781009260886 |
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