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  • Comparing Religions Through Lawby Jacob Neusner; Tamara Sonn

    Routledge 1999; US$ 46.95

    Comparing Religions Through Law presents an innovative and sometimes controversial study of the comparisons and contrasts between the two religions and offers an example of how comparative studies can lead to mutual understanding. more...

  • Disability in Jewish Lawby Tzvi C. Marx

    Routledge 2002; US$ 195.00

    Tzvi C. Marx answers the pressing need for insight into the position of Jewish law with respect to the rights and status of those with physical impairments, and the corresponding duties of the non-disabled. more...

  • The Hanbali School of Law and Ibn Taymiyyahby Abdul Hakim I. Al-Matroudi

    RoutledgeCurzon 2005; US$ 150.00

    In this book, the life of the 14th century jurist Ibn Taymiyyah and his position within Hanbali tradition is analysed. It is an original piece of research, taking into consideration the issues involved in madhhab affilation and Hanbali fiqh. more...

  • Interest in Islamic Economicsby Abdulkader Thomas

    RoutledgeCurzon 2005; US$ 160.00

    This book offers collaborating understandings of the Islamic economic concept. Linguistics, classical juridical analysis, historical context and modern economics build this framework for the understanding of riba. more...

  • Homicide in the Biblical Worldby Pamela Barmash

    Cambridge University Press 2004; US$ 30.00

    This book examines the way homicide was prosecuted and punished in the Bible and shows how justice reflects the religion and culture of the Bible. The book compares the law of the Bible to the law of the ancient Near East. more...

  • Authority, Continuity and Change in Islamic Lawby Wael B. Hallaq

    Cambridge University Press 2001; US$ 49.00

    In his latest book, Wael Hallaq examines the relationship between authority, continuity and change in Islamic law and concludes that the mechanisms of change are embedded in its very structure despite its inherent conservatism. Scholars will welcome the intellectual rigor and innovation of this pathbreaking analysis. more...

  • Abortion in Judaismby Daniel Schiff

    Cambridge University Press 2002; US$ 38.00

    Abortion in Judaism presents a complete Jewish legal history of abortion from the earliest relevant biblical references through the end of the twentieth century. For the first time, almost every Jewish text relevant to the abortion issue is explored, providing important insights into the development of Jewish ethical principles. more...

  • The Making of Gratian's Decretumby Anders Winroth; Rosamond McKitterick; Christine Carpenter; Jonathan Shepard

    Cambridge University Press 2000; US$ 45.00

    Gratian's Decretum was a key text in the legal and intellectual developments of the twelfth century, and long remained a fundamental work. Professor Winroth has now discovered the shorter, original version of the Decretum, which invites a reconsideration of the resurgence of law in the twelfth century. more...

  • Studies in Islamic legal theoryby B. Weiss

    BRILL 2002; US$ 233.00

    This volume is a collection of studies devoted entirely to topics and issues in the field of Islamic legal theory and authored by 14 scholars known for their work in this field. The studies deal with such topics as early notions of charismatic authority. more...

  • The birth of a legal institutionby P.C. Hennigan

    BRILL 2004; US$ 149.00

    This work presents an analysis of the earliest legal treatises on the Islamic trust, or waqf - the Ah kam al-Waaf" of Hilal al-Ray and the Ah kam al-Awqaf of al-Khassaf. This work undertakes a textual analysis of the treatises. more...