TY - GEN AU - Hallaq,Wael B. TI - The origins and evolution of Islamic law (E-Book) SN - 0-521-00580-9 (hft.) U1 - 340.5909 PY - 2005/// CY - Cambridge, UK, New York PB - Cambridge University Press KW - Islamic law KW - History KW - To 1500 KW - Islamisk r�tt KW - historia KW - f�re 1500 KW - The origins and evolution of Islamic law E-Book N1 - Introduction 1 1 The pre-Islamic Near East, Mugammad and Quranic law 8 2 The emergence of an Islamic legal ethic 29 3 The early judges, legal specialists and the search for religious authority 57 4 The judiciary coming of age 79 5 Prophetic authority and the modification of legal reasoning 102 6 Legal theory expounded 122 7 The formation of legal schools 150 8 Law and politics: caliphs, judges and jurists 178 Conclusion 194 Glossary of key terms 207 Short biographies 211 Bibliography 217 Suggested further reading 225 ER -