TY - GEN AU - Hallaq, Wael B. TI - Shari'a: Theory, practice, transformations SN - 0521678749 AV - KBP144 .H356 2009 PY - 2009/// CY - Cambridge, UK ; New York PB - Cambridge University Press KW - Islamic law KW - Turkey KW - History KW - İslam hukuku KW - Felsefe KW - etuturkob KW - Philosophy KW - Tarih KW - India N2 - The formative period -- Legal theory : epistemology, language and legal reasoning -- Legal education and the politics of law -- Law and society -- The circle of justice and later dynasties -- The legal pillars of religion-- Contracts and othe obligations -- Family law and succession -- Property and ownership -- Offenses -- Jihād -- Courts of justice, suits and evidence -- The conceptual framework : an introduction -- The jural colonization of India and South-East-Asia -- Hegemonic modernity : the Middle East and North Africa during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries -- Modernizing the law in the age of nation-states -- In search of a legal methodology -- Repercussions: concluding notes ER -