Land, Law and Islam

Land, Law and Islam

Author: Hilary Lim

Publisher: Zed Books Ltd.

Published: 2013-07-18

Total Pages: 247

ISBN-13: 1848137206

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In this pioneering work Siraj Sait and Hilary Lim address Islamic property and land rights, drawing on a range of socio-historical, classical and contemporary resources. They address the significance of Islamic theories of property and Islamic land tenure regimes on the 'webs of tenure' prevalent in the Muslim societies. They consider the possibility of using Islamic legal and human rights systems for the development of inclusive, pro-poor approaches to land rights. They also focus on Muslim women's rights to property and inheritance systems. Engaging with institutions such as the Islamic endowment (waqf) and principles of Islamic microfinance, they test the workability of 'authentic' Islamic proposals. Located in human rights as well as Islamic debates, this study offers a well researched and constructive appraisal of property and land rights in the Muslim world.


Islam and Modernity

Islam and Modernity

Author: Muhammad Khalid Masud

Publisher: Edinburgh University Press

Published: 2009-08-18

Total Pages: 304

ISBN-13: 074863794X

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Recent events have focused attention on the perceived differences and tensions between the Muslim world and the modern West. As a major strand of Western public discourse has it, Islam appears resistant to internal development and remains inherently pre-modern. However Muslim societies have experienced most of the same structural changes that have impacted upon all societies: massive urbanisation, mass education, dramatically increased communication, the emergence of new types of institutions and associations, some measure of political mobilisation, and major transformations of the economy. These developments are accompanied by a wide range of social movements and by complex and varied religious and ideological debates. This textbook is a pioneering study providing an introduction to and overview of the debates and questions that have emerged regarding Islam and modernity. Key issues are selected to give readers an understanding of the complexity of the phenomenon from a variety of disciplinary perspectives. The various manifestations of modernity in Muslim life discussed include social change and the transformation of political and religious institutions, gender politics, changing legal regimes, devotional practices and forms of religious association, shifts in religious authority, and modern developments in Muslim religious thought.


Crime and Punishment in Islamic Law

Crime and Punishment in Islamic Law

Author: Rudolph Peters

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 242

ISBN-13: 9780521792264

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This book, first published in 2006, is an account of the theory and practice of Islamic criminal law.


The Beginnings of Islamic Law

The Beginnings of Islamic Law

Author: Lena Salaymeh

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2016-11-14

Total Pages: 257

ISBN-13: 1107133025

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This is a major and innovative contribution to our understanding of the historical unfolding of Islamic law. Scrutinizing its historical contexts, Salaymeh proposes that Islamic law is a continuous intermingling of innovation and tradition. The book's interdisciplinary approach provides accessible explanations and translations of complex materials and ideas.


Economic Development and Islamic Finance

Economic Development and Islamic Finance

Author: Zamir Iqbal

Publisher: World Bank Publications

Published: 2013-08-05

Total Pages: 376

ISBN-13: 0821399535

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Although Islamic finance is one of the fastest growing segments of emerging global financial markets, its concepts are not fully exploited especially in the areas of economic development, inclusion, access to finance, and public policy. This volume is to improve understanding of the perspective of Islamic finance on economic development, social and economic justice, human welfare, and economic growth.


Infertility Around the Globe

Infertility Around the Globe

Author: Marcia C. Inhorn

Publisher: Univ of California Press

Published: 2002-05-30

Total Pages: 357

ISBN-13: 0520231376

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These essays examine the global impact of infertility as a major reproductive health issue, one that has profoundly affected the lives of countless women and men. The contributors address a range of topics including how the deeply gendered nature of infertility sets the blame on women's shoulders.


The Black Death in the Middle East

The Black Death in the Middle East

Author: Michael Walters Dols

Publisher: Princeton University Press

Published: 2019-01-29

Total Pages: 409

ISBN-13: 0691196680

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In the middle of the fourteenth century a devastating epidemic of plague, commonly known in European history as the "Black Death," swept over the Eurasian continent. This book, based principally on Arabic sources, establishes the means of transmission and the chronology of the plague pandemic's advance through the Middle East. The prolonged reduction of population that began with the Black Death was of fundamental significance to the social and economic history of Egypt and Syria in the later Middle Ages. The epidemic's spread suggests a remarkable destruction of human life in the fourteenth century, and a series of plague recurrences appreciably slowed population growth in the following century and a half, impoverishing Middle Eastern society. Social reactions illustrate the strength of traditional Muslim values and practices, social organization, and cohesiveness. The sudden demographic decline brought about long-term as well as immediate economic adjustments in land values, salaries, and commerce. Michael W. Dols is Assistant Professor of History at California State University, Hayward. Originally published in 1977. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.