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Title: The Spirit of Islamic Law (Spirit of the Laws) by Bernard G. Weiss ISBN: 0-8203-1977-5 Publisher: University of Georgia Press Pub. Date: August, 1998 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $45.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 5 (2 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: The Spirit Of Islamic Law
Comment: I was literally pulled into this book, as the topic itself has fascinated me for quite some time now. The book revolves around determining the "spirit" of Islamic law. Islamic Law here being the law body that was developed during the rise of the Islamic Empire. It also engages in the development of defining the boundaries and constitutes of Islamic law as it pertains to Shari'ah (the ideal of God's law) and the utopian world-view which fueled that development. I have already been exposed to many of the facts cited in this phenomenal work, but I have never been exposed to them in such a way that identifies the "spirit" which animated the process itself (Note that the unique spirit referred to here is, in contemporary Islamic legal thought, by-and-large dead). I was stunned as I read this title, I barely put it down at all until it was done.
I had read Bernard Weiss's previous title "The Search For God's Law: The Writings Of Sayf Al-Din Al-Amidi" and was equally impressed and enlightened. If you are wondering about the unique "spirit" of this body of law, and its various manifestations in history, then you must read this title. Bernard Weiss's balance and sensitivity for his subject are the signs of mature and sober scholarship, and for his contributions I am grateful. His presentation is direct and easy to follow. There is no need to seek complimentary materials to understand this work, its scale is unmatched by anything I have seen regarding the "spirit" of Islamic law. I only wish more contemporary Muslims would familiarize themselves with these sorts of readings.
Rating: 5
Summary: Excellent Work
Comment: This book is wonderfully written and easy to understand, even for beginners in the field, such as myself. It outlines the processes by which classical Islamic law and government came into being without being drawn out. Wonderful book.
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Title: The Place of Tolerance in Islam by Khaled Abou El Fadl, Joshua Cohen, Ian Lague ISBN: 0807002291 Publisher: Beacon Press Pub. Date: 08 November, 2002 List Price(USD): $15.00 |
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Title: Introduction to Islamic Theology and Law by Ignaz Goldziher, Andras Hamori, Bernard Lewis ISBN: 0691100993 Publisher: Princeton Univ Pr Pub. Date: 01 April, 1981 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: A History of Islamic Legal Theories: An Introduction to Sunni usul al-fiqh by Wael B. Hallaq ISBN: 0521599865 Publisher: Cambridge University Press Pub. Date: 01 November, 1999 List Price(USD): $28.00 |
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Title: Speaking in God's Name by Khaled Abou El Fadl, Khaled Abou El Fadl, Khaled Abou El Fadl ISBN: 1851682627 Publisher: Oneworld Publications Pub. Date: 01 December, 2001 List Price(USD): $29.95 |
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Title: Progressive Muslims: On Justice, Gender, and Pluralism by Omid Safi ISBN: 185168316X Publisher: Oneworld Publications Pub. Date: March, 2003 List Price(USD): $25.95 |
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