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Pragmatism in Islamic Law: A Social and Intellectual History - Middle East Studies Beyond Dominant Paradigms Ahmed Fekry Ibrahim
Pragmatism in Islamic Law: A Social and Intellectual History - Middle East Studies Beyond Dominant Paradigms
Ahmed Fekry Ibrahim
Presents a detailed history of Sunni legal pluralism and the ways in which it was employed to accommodate the changing needs of society. In examining over a thousand cases from three seventeenth- and eighteenth century Egyptian courts, Ibrahim traces the internal logic of pragmatic eclecticism under the Ottomans.
392 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, 2 tables
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | January 31, 2017 |
| ISBN13 | 9780815635178 |
| Publishers | Syracuse University Press |
| Pages | 392 |
| Dimensions | 232 × 154 × 26 mm · 517 g |