The Oxford Handbook of Islamic Law (Oxford Handbooks)

A landmark study of the most significant topics in field, The Oxford Handbook of Islamic Law is the first of its kind to offer a systemically sustained critical interrogation of the study of Islamic law to date. With entries from leading scholars, this volume delivers a historiographical examination of Islamic law, familiarizing readers with some of the most important names and ideas in the field. While capturing the state of contemporary legal studies by chronicling how far the field has come, the Handbook's unique strength lies in how each entry explains why certain debates recur in certain areas of study, while also indicating fundamental gaps in our knowledge of this legal tradition. Moreover, each entry charts out bold new avenues for research that map out the future study of Islamic law. The Handbook will be an essential resource for scholars and students of Islam and Islamic law for years to come. The Oxford Handbook On Islamic Law Offers A Historiographic Window Into The Scholarly Treatment Of A Wide Range Of Topics In The Field Of Islamic Legal Studies. Each Essay, Authored By An Expert In The Field, Situates Its Subject In Relation To Historical Academic Scholarship. The Historiographic Feature Of The Volume Is Deliberate. It Aims To Assist Readers--graduate Students, Scholars, And Others--to Appreciate The Contested Nature Of Key Concepts And Topics In Islamic Law Without Taking Any Particular Account For Granted. The Essays Both Describe And Reflect On Scholarly Debates, And Gesture To Future Areas Of Fruitful Research. Islamic Legal Studies : A Critical Historiography / Ayesha S. Chaudhry -- On Reading Fiqh / Anver M. Emon -- Islamic Law And Gender / Saadia Yacoob -- Islamic Law And Theology / Rumee Ahmed -- Anthropology And Islamic Law / John R. Bowen -- Falsafa And Law / Andrew F. March -- Ijtihad / Anver M. Emon -- Imami Shi'l Legal Theory : From Its Origins To The Early Twentieth Century / Robert Gleave -- Custom In The Islamic Legal Tradition / Ayman Shabana -- The Historiography Of Sunni Usul Al-fiqh / Youcef Soufi -- Ijma' / Mairaj U. Syed -- Al-qadi / Mohammad Fadel -- Hisba And Muhtasib / Kristen Stilt And M. Safa Sarac̦oğlu -- The Mazalim In Historiography / Mathieu Tillier -- Origins Of And Influences On Islamic Law / Benjamin Jokisch -- The Classical Period : Scripture, Origins, And Early Development / Mariam Sheibani, Amir Toft, And Ahmed El Shamsy -- The Age Of Development And Continuity, 12th-15th Centuries Ce / Marion Katz -- The Historiography Of Islamic Law During The Mamluk Sultanate / Matthew B. Ingalls -- Law In The Ottoman Empire / Haim Gerber -- A Historiography Of Islamic Law In The Mughal Empire / M. Reza Pirbhai -- Delivering Justice : The Monarch's 'urfi Courts And The Shari'a In Safavid Iran / Rula Jurdi Abisaab -- Anglo-muhammadan Law / Seyd Adnan Hussain -- Legislation As An Instrument Of Islamic Law / Leonard Wood -- Islamic Law And Society In Southeast Asia / Melissa Crouch -- Islamic Law In Post-revolutionary Iran / Antonia Fraser Fujinaga -- The Turkish Republic / Ruth A. Miller -- Islamic Law In South Asia : A Testament To Diversity / Jeff Redding -- The Incorporation Of Shari'a In North America : Enforcing The Mahr To Combat Women's Poverty Post-relationship Dissolution / Natasha Bakht --islamic Law In Western Europe / Mathias Rohe -- Shari'a In Australia / Abdullah Saeed -- Islamic Law And Constitutions / Nathan J. Brown And Mara Revkin -- Islamic Law And Human Rights / Shannon Dunn -- Islamic Law And Finance / Anver M. Emon -- Animals / Kristen Stilt -- A Historiography Of Islamic Family Law / Lynn Welchman. Edited By Anver M. Emon And Rumee Ahmed. Published Online: Sept. 2015. Hardback Published In 2018. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Contents Editors’ Introduction Notes on the Contributors PART I: DISCIPLINE AND CRITIQUE A. ISLAMIC LEGAL STUDIES: DISCIPLINE AND CRITIQUE 1 Islamic Legal Studies: A Critical Historiography • Ayesha S. Chaudhry 2 On Reading Fiqh • Anver M. Emon 3 Islamic Law and Gender • Saadia Yacoob B. ISLAMIC LEGAL STUDIES: DISCIPLINARY APPROACHES 4 Islamic Law and Theology • Rumee Ahmed 5 Anthropology and Islamic Law • John R. Bowen 6 Falsafa and Law • Andrew F. March PART II: LEGAL THEORY AND INSTITUTIONS A. LEGAL THEORY 7 Ijtihad • Anver M. Emon 8 Imami Shi‘i Legal Theory: From its Origins to the Early Twentieth Century • Robert Gleave 9 Custom in the Islamic Legal Tradition • Ayman Shabana 10 The Historiography of Sunni Usul al-Fiqh • Youcef Soufi 11 Ijma‘ • Mairaj U. Syed B. INSTITUTIONS 12 Al-Qadi • Mohammad Fadel 13 Hisba and Muhtasib • Kristen Stilt and M. Safa Saraçoğlu 14 The Mazalim in Historiography • Mathieu Tillier PART III: ORIGINS, EMPIRES, AND STATES A. HISTORICAL STUDIES 15 Origins of and Influences on Islamic Law • Benjamin Jokisch 16 The Classical Period: Scripture, Origins, and Early Development • Mariam Sheibani, Amir Toft, and Ahmed El Shamsy 17 The Age of Development and Continuity, 12th–15th Centuries CE • Marion Katz 18 The Historiography of Islamic Law During the Mamluk Sultanate • Matthew B. Ingalls 19 Law in the Ottoman Empire • Haim Gerber 20 A Historiography of Islamic Law in the Mughal Empire • M. Reza Pirbhai 21 Delivering Justice: The Monarch’s ‘Urfi Courts and the Shari‘a in Safavid Iran • Rula Jurdi Abisaab 22 Anglo-Muhammadan Law • Syed Adnan Hussain 23 Legislation as an Instrument of Islamic Law • Leonard Wood PART IV: REGIONAL VARIATIONS A. MUSLIM-MAJORITY STATES 24 Islamic Law and Society in Southeast Asia • Melissa Crouch 25 Islamic Law in Post-Revolutionary Iran • Antonia Fraser Fujinaga 26 The Turkish Republic • Ruth A. Miller 27 Islamic Law in South Asia: A Testament to Diversity • Jeff Redding B. MUSLIM MINORITIES 28 The Incorporation of Shari‘a in North America: Enforcing the Mahr to Combat Women’s Poverty Post- Relationship Dissolution • Natasha Bakht 29 Islamic Law in Western Europe • Mathias Rohe 30 Shari‘a in Australia • Abdullah Saeed PART V: SUBSTANTIVE LEGAL AREAS A. CASE STUDIES 31 Islamic Law and Constitutions • Nathan J. Brown and Mara Revkin 32 Islamic Law and Human Rights • Shannon Dunn 33 Islamic Law and Finance • Anver M. Emon 34 Animals • Kristen Stilt 35 A Historiography of Islamic Family Law • Lynn Welchman Index "This volume provides a comprehensive survey of the contemporary study of Islamic law and a critical analysis of its deficiencies. Written by outstanding senior and emerging scholars in their fields, it offers an innovative historiographical examination of the field of Islamic law and an ideal introduction to key personalities and concepts. While capturing the state of contemporary Islamic legal studies by chronicling how far the field has come, the Handbook also explains why certain debates recur and indicates fundamental gaps in our knowledge. Each chapter presents bold new avenues for research and will help readers appreciate the contested nature of key concepts and topics in Islamic law. This Handbook will be a major reference work for scholars and students of Islam and Islamic law for years to come"--Book jacket Résumé éditeur : "The Oxford Handbook on Islamic Law offers a historiographic window into the scholarly treatment of a wide range of topics in the field of Islamic legal studies. Each essay, authored by an expert in the field, situates its subject in relation to historical academic scholarship. The historiographic feature of the volume is deliberate. It aims to assist readers--graduate students, scholars, and others--to appreciate the contested nature of key concepts and topics in Islamic law without taking any particular account for granted. The essays both describe and reflect on scholarly debates, and gesture to future areas of fruitful research." A comprehensive guide to Islamic legal scholarship, this Handbook offers a direct and accessible introduction to Islamic law and the academic debates within the field. Topics include textual sources and authority, institutions, substantive legal areas, Islamic legal philosophy, and Islamic law in the Muslim World and in Muslim minority countries.