[PDF.71lz] Between God and the Sultan: A History of Islamic Law

Between God and the Sultan: A History of Islamic Law

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 | #1258844 in Books |  2006-01-05 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 |  5.40 x1.00 x8.40l,1.13 | File type: PDF | 400 pages

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||2 of 2 people found the following review helpful.| must read 4 those wishing to logically understand Islam|By Pen Name|I respect this book . It's not perfect. After all it's like a survey book . But this book has an immense information about the logic behind Islamic laws & even on the background of Islam . A perfect first read about Islam . And it's nearly devoid of subjective views . Simply informational. Great !|1 of 1 peopl|About the Author|Knut S. Vikor is an Associate Professor of History and Director of the Center for Middle Eastern Studies at the University of Bergen in Norway.

The contrast between religion and law has been continuous throughout Muslim history. Islamic law has always existed in a tension between these two forces: God, who gave the law, and the state--the sultan--representing society and implementing the law. This tension and dynamic have created a very particular history for the law--in how it was formulated and by whom, in its theoretical basis and its actual rules, and in how it was practiced in historical reality from the ti...

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