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The Canonization of Islamic Law: A Social and Intellectual History El Shamsy, Ahmed (University of Chicago)
The Canonization of Islamic Law: A Social and Intellectual History
El Shamsy, Ahmed (University of Chicago)
Ahmed El Shamsy's The Canonization of Islamic Law is a detailed history of the birth of classical Islamic law. It shows how Islamic law and its institutions emerged out of the canonization of the sacred sources of the Quran and Sunna (prophetic practice) in the eighth and ninth centuries CE.
261 pages
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | October 21, 2013 |
| ISBN13 | 9781107041486 |
| Publishers | Cambridge University Press |
| Pages | 264 |
| Dimensions | 156 × 236 × 19 mm · 623 g (Weight (estimated)) |
| Language | English |
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