DEVELOPMENT OF MUSLIM THEOLOGY, JURISPRUDENCE AND CONSTITUTIONAL THEORYMacdonald, Duncan B.Item #: 64268 Pages: xii, 386 pp. Published: OE; University of the Philippines; Reprinted in 2008. Subjects: JURISPRUDENCE, LEGAL HISTORY, RELIGION/THEOLOGY & THE LAW Despite its age this is still one of the best generalintroductions to Islamic law. It remains a standard work inscholarly bibliographies. Offering both a history and acritical analysis, this book is enriched by a 66-pageappendix containing complete translations of primary texts.Macdonald, a professor at the Hartford Seminary, establishedthe field of Islamic studies in the United States in 1893.His efforts led to the creation of what is now the DuncanBlack Macdonald Center for the Study of Islam and Christian-Muslim Relations at the Hartford Seminary.Reprinted by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd.Distributed by William S. Hein & Co., Inc. Please contact us to request purchasing information. |