Islamic law: cases, authorities and worldview

" Introducing undergraduate students to Islamic law, this accessible textbook does not presume legal or technical knowledge. Drawing on a comparative approach, it encourages students to think through the issues of the application of Islamic law in majoritarian and minority Islamic legal contex...

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Main Author: Ahmad, Ahmad Atif (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Published: New York, NY Bloomsbury Academic 2017
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Further subjects:B Islamic Law

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