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Islamic Imperial Law (Studien Zur Geschichte Und Kultur Des Islamischen Orients)
Islamic Imperial Law - Studien Zur Geschichte Und Kultur Des Islamischen Orients Author:Jokisch, Benjamin 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 lawyer... more »s 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.« less