Sharīʿa: theory, practice, transformations

Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface and acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Part I: The pre-modern tradition -- 1 The formative period -- 2 Legal theory: epistemology, language and legal reasoning -- 3 Legal education and the politics of law -- 4 Law and society -- 5 The Circle of Justice and later dynasties -- Part II: The law: an outline -- 6 The legal pillars of religion -- 7 Contracts and other obligations -- 8 Family law and succession -- 9 Property and ownership -- 10 Offenses -- 11 Jihad -- 12 Courts of justice, suits and evidence -- Part III: The sweep of modernity -- 13 The conceptual framework: an introduction -- 14 The jural colonization of India and South-East Asia -- 15 Hegemonic modernity: the Middle East and North Africa during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries -- 16 Modernizing the law in the age of nation-states -- 17 In search of a legal methodology -- 18 Repercussions: concluding notes -- Appendix A: Contents of substantive legal works -- Appendix B: Chronology -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z.

The formative period -- Legal theory : epistemology, language and legal reasoning -- Legal education and the politics of law -- Law and society -- The circle of justice and later dynasties -- The legal pillars of religion -- Contracts and othe obligations -- Family law and succession -- Property and ownership -- Offenses -- Jihād -- Courts of justice, suits and evidence -- The conceptual framework : an introduction -- The jural colonization of India and South-East-Asia -- Hegemonic modernity : the Middle East and North Africa during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries -- Modernizing the law in the age of nation-states -- In search of a legal methodology -- Repercussions: concluding notes

The formative period -- Legal theory : epistemology, language and legal reasoning -- Legal education and the politics of law -- Law and society -- The circle of justice and later dynasties -- The legal pillars of religion -- Contracts and othe obligations -- Family law and succession -- Property and ownership -- Offenses -- Jihād -- Courts of justice, suits and evidence -- The conceptual framework : an introduction -- The jural colonization of India and South-East-Asia -- Hegemonic modernity : the Middle East and North Africa during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries -- Modernizing the law in the age of nation-states -- In search of a legal methodology -- Repercussions: concluding notes