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The Justice of Islam Lawrence Rosen (Professor and Chair of Anthropology at Princeton University)

The Justice of Islam By Lawrence Rosen (Professor and Chair of Anthropology at Princeton University)

Summary

Twenty per cent of all the people in the world live under Islamic law. Going beyond steroetypes of rigid doctrine punishment the author explores the connections between everyday social life and contemporary Muslim ideas of justice and reason. Islamic law is thus seen as a kind of common law system closely attached to the cultural history of its adherents.

The Justice of Islam Summary

The Justice of Islam: Comparative Perspectives on Islamic Law and Society by Lawrence Rosen (Professor and Chair of Anthropology at Princeton University)

One out of five people in the world today lives subject to Islamic law, but stereotypes of rigid doctrine or harsh punishment obscure an understanding of the values and style of reasoning that characterize everyday lslamic adjudication. By considering its larger social and cultural context Islamic law is shown to be a kind of common law system: justice is sought through a careful assessment of persons, more than facts, and justice resides not in equality but in a quest for equivalence. Through ordinary court proceedings the style of reasoning is seen to be embedded in a set of cultural assumptions, thus rendering the study of Islamic legal proceedings a window on Muslim society generally. Using data ranging from the courts of North Africa to the treatment of Islam in American courts, from a reinterpretation of the Prophet's sociological jurisprudence to the analysis of Islamic concepts of responsibility and trust these essays demonstrate the enduring appeal of Islamic law in the lives of everyday adherents.

The Justice of Islam Reviews

... offers an intriguing and thought-provoking review of Islamic law for anyone concerned with law in a global age. * Journal of Law and Society, volume 28 number 4 (2001) *
For the serious reader, there is much to occupy and engage, but at the same time there is a lighter side too. * Ramnik Shah, New Law Journal. *
it is in the field of daily adjudication, by way of application of Islam law, that we need a guide such as this, to understand how religious rituals and beliefs dominate the lives of individuals in Islamic societies. The book serves this purpose admirably. * Ramnik Shah, New Law Journal. *
For the serious reader, there is much to occupy and engage, but at the same time there is a lighter side too. * Ramnik Shah, New Law Journal. *
it will serve as a necessary tool to understanding one-fifth of humanity who are caught between the forces of tradition and change in a vast, global community. * Ramnik Shah, New Law Journal. *
sub-titled Comparative Perspectives on Islamic Law and Society, ... is a bold claim, ... but amply justified in the extensively researched, closely argued and highly
informative material that is evident throughout. * Ramnick Shah, New Law Journal *

About Lawrence Rosen (Professor and Chair of Anthropology at Princeton University)

Lawrence Rosen is Professor and Chair of Anthropology at Princeton University

Table of Contents

PART ONE: THE SOCIO-LOGIC OF ISLAMIC LEGAL REASONING; PART TWO: IN AND OUT OF COURT; PART THREE: JUSTICE PAST AND PRESENT

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NLS9780198298854
9780198298854
0198298854
The Justice of Islam: Comparative Perspectives on Islamic Law and Society by Lawrence Rosen (Professor and Chair of Anthropology at Princeton University)
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Oxford University Press
2000-02-24
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