The Justice of Islam

Comparative Perspectives on Islamic Law and Society

By:

Lawrence Rosen

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Paperback / softback

Series:

Oxford Socio-legal Studies

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One out of five people in the world today lives subject to Islamic law, but stereotypes of rigid doctrine or harsh punishment obscure an understanding of the values and style of reasoning that characterize everyday lslamic adjudication. By considering its larger social and cultural context Islamic law is shown to be a kind of common law system: justice is sought through a careful assessment of persons, more than facts, and justice resides not in equality but in a quest for equivalence. Through ordinary court proceedings the style of reasoning is seen to be embedded in a set of cultural assumptions, thus rendering the study of Islamic legal proceedings a window on Muslim society generally. Using data ranging from the courts of North Africa to the treatment of Islam in American courts, from a reinterpretation of the Prophet's sociological jurisprudence to the analysis of Islamic concepts of responsibility and trust these essays demonstrate the enduring appeal of Islamic law in the lives of everyday adherents.

Author Biography:

Lawrence Rosen is Professor and Chair of Anthropology at Princeton University

Release date Australia

February 24th, 2000

Author

Lawrence Rosen

Audience

Professional & Vocational

Pages

248

Series

Oxford Socio-legal Studies

Dimensions

155x235x14

ISBN-13

9780198298854

Product ID

2396283

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