Durham modern Middle East and Islamic world series
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
Text of Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
Text of Note
"While there are many books on Islamic family law, the literature on its enforcement is scarce. This book focuses on how Islamic family law is interpreted and applied by judges in a range of Muslim countries, Sunni and Shi'a, as well as Arab and non-Arab. It thereby aids the understanding of shari'a law in practice in a number of different cultural and political settings. It shows how the existence of differing views of what shari'a is, as well as the presence of a vast body of legal material which judges can refer to, make it possible for courts to interpret Islamic law in creative and innovative ways"--
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Entry Element
Domestic relations (Islamic law)
Entry Element
Domestic relations
Geographical Subdivision
Islamic countries.
GEOGRAPHIC AREA CODE
Code
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DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION
Edition
23
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CLASSIFICATION
Class number
KBP540
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3
Book number
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A35
2014
PERSONAL NAME - SECONDARY RESPONSIBILITY
Entry Element
Giunchi, Elisa,
ORIGINATING SOURCE
Agency
University of Tehran. Central Library and Documentation Center