Islamic law, tribal customary law, and Waqf: studies in the legal history of the modern Middle East and North Africa

"In this collected volume, Aharon Layish demonstrates that legal documents are an essential source for legal and social history. Since the late nineteenth century, Islamic law has undergone tremendous transformations, some of which have strongly affected the basic features of its nature. The ch...

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Autore principale: Layiš, Aharôn 1933-2022 (Autore)
Tipo di documento: Digitale/Stampa Libro
Lingua:Inglese
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Pubblicazione: Leiden Boston Brill [2024]
In: Studies in Islamic law and society (volume 54)
Anno: 2024
Periodico/Rivista:Studies in Islamic law and society volume 54
Altre parole chiave:B Islamic Law (Middle East) History
B Raccolta di saggi
B Islamic Law (Africa, North) History
B Waqf
B Islamic Law (Sudan)
B Customary law (Islamic law)
B Islamic Law (Israele)
Accesso online: Volltext (doi)
Edizione parallela:Elettronico
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Riepilogo:"In this collected volume, Aharon Layish demonstrates that legal documents are an essential source for legal and social history. Since the late nineteenth century, Islamic law has undergone tremendous transformations, some of which have strongly affected the basic features of its nature. The changes include the transformation of Islamic law from a jurists' law to a statutory law; the abolishment of waqf; the Islamization of tribal customary law; the creation of Sudanese legal methodologies strongly inspired by Ṣūfī and Salafī traditions or Western law, and the emergence of an Israeli version of Islamic law"--
Descrizione del documento:Includes index
ISBN:9004314059
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1163/9789004680920