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The Justice of Islam: Comparative Perspectives on Islamic Law and Society (Oxford Socio-Legal Studies)

By Lawrence Rosen

Book information

Publisher
Oxford University Press
Year
2000
ISBN
0198298854, 9780198298854
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
9 MB (8953075 bytes)
Edition
1
Pages
248\238
Library
University Press Scholarship Online
Time added
2022-05-15 13:38:36

Description

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, this book shows Islamic law 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.

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