Islamic Imperial Law (eBook)
Harun-Al-Rashid's Codification Project
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2007
766 Seiten
De Gruyter (Verlag)
978-3-11-092434-3 (ISBN)
766 Seiten
De Gruyter (Verlag)
978-3-11-092434-3 (ISBN)
Despite the historical and contemporary significance of the Sharia, it has not yet been possible to solve the puzzle of its origins. Whereas previous research has postulated a greater or lesser degree of endogenous Islamic development, the present study reaches a different conclusion, namely that at the end of the 8th century Muslim state lawyers in Baghdad codified an Islamic “Imperial Law”, oriented strongly towards Roman-Byzantine law. It is part of an Islamic-Byzantine context, and can only be explained against this intercultural background.
Benjamin Jokisch, University of Hamburg, Germany.
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Benjamin Jokisch, University of Hamburg, Germany.