The law applied : contextualizing the Islamic Shariʻa ; a volume in honour of Frank E. Vogel

"A sea change has taken place in Islamic legal studies. This book both reflects and contributes to that change. Traditionally, scholars in this field have tended to focus on law as a body of rules and doctrines, as 'fiqh'. This volume is more interested in how the law has been applied to concrete situations. It looks at judicial decision-making, legal responses (fatwas), customary practices, the actions of public inspectors, cultural contexts, and theological discourses as well as modern legal reform and constitutional development. Reflecting the interests of a new academic generation, "The Law Applied" offers an ambitious and textured account of how Islamic law works in practice in the social life of the contemporary world."--Bloomsbury Publishing. Reform, Renewal, Religion, And Social Discipline: Reflections Of A Medievalist / Charles Donahue, Jr. -- The Kindred Concepts Of Seisin And Ḥawz In English And Islamic Law / John Makdisi -- Legal Realism In Tehran: Gender Law And The Transformative State / Louise Halper -- Price Setting And Hoarding In Mamluk Egypt: The Lessons Of Legal Realism For Islamic Legal Studies / Kristen Stilt -- Sharecropping In The Dakhla Oasis: Shariʻa And Customary Law In Ottoman Egypt / Rudolph Peters -- Joint Marital Property In Indonesian Customary, Islamic, And National Law / Mark E. Cammack And R. Michael Feener -- A Study Of Wakīʻ's (d. 306/917) Akhbār Al-quḍāt / Muhammad Khalid Masud -- The Heritage Of Ottoman Rule In The Israeli Legal System: The Concept Of Umma And Millet / Aharon Layish -- Class And Violence In Nineteenth-century Egypt / Amira El-azhary Sonbol -- Shari'a Ethnography / Brinkley Messick -- Constitutions For The Twenty-first Century: Emerging Patterns-the Eu, Iraq, Afghanistan ... / Chibli Mallat. Legal Reconstruction And Islamic Law In Afghanistan / Martin Lau -- The Qadi And The Mufti In Akhbari Shiʻi Jurisprudence / Robert Gleave -- A Perfect Law In An Imperfect Society: Ibn Taymiyya's Concept Of Governance In The Name Of The Sacred Law / Baber Johansen -- Talking In Code: Legal Islamisation In Indonesia And The Mmi Shari'a Criminal Code / Tim Lindsey And Jeremy Kingsley -- Shari'a In The Secular State: A Paradox Of Separation And Conflation / Abdullahi Ahmed An-naʻim -- The Emergence Of A New Qurʼanic Hermeneutic: The Role And Impact Of Universities In West And East / Bernard K. Freamon-- Law And Historiography: Legal Typology Of Lands And The Arab Conquests / Nimrod Hurvitz -- Text And Application: Hermeneutical Reflections On Islamic Legal Interpretation / Gernard G. Weiss -- Two Theories Of The Obligation To Obey God's Commands / Aron Zysow. Edited By Peri Bearman, Wolfhart Heinrichs, Bernard G. Weiss. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. "A change has taken place in Islamic legal studies. This book both reflects and contributes to that change. Traditionally, scholars in this field have focused on law as a body of rules and doctrines, as 'fiqh'. This volume, by contrast, examines the application of the law to concrete situations. It looks at judicial decision-making, legal responses (fatwas), customary practice, the actions of public inspectors, cultural contexts, and theological discourses as well its modern legal reform and constitutional development." "Ranging front early Islam through Mamluk Egypt to contemporary Iran, this volume brings together first-rate contributors to explore topics as diverse as the Ottoman legacy in the Israeli legal system, new Qur'anic hermeneutics and marital property law in Indonesia. Reflecting the interests of a new academic generation, The Law Applied offers an ambitious and textured account of the application and practice of Islamic law."--Jacket