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Islamic Imperial Law (Instant Digital Access Code Only)

  • Edition : 1st, 2015
  • Author(s) : Benjamin Jokisch

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    • ISBN: 9783110190489
    • SKU: 307313V
    • Format: VitalSource eBook/PDF

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Despite the historical and contemporary significance of the Sharia, it has not yet been possible to solve the puzzle of its origins. Whereas previous research has postulated a greater or lesser degree of endogenous Islamic development, the present study reaches a different conclusion, namely that at the end of the 8th century Muslim state lawyers in Baghdad codified an Islamic “Imperial Law”, oriented strongly towards Roman-Byzantine law. It is part of an Islamic-Byzantine context, and can only be explained against this intercultural background.