The Law Applied

a sea change has taken place in Islamic legal studies. This book both reflects and contributes to that change. Traditionally scholars in this field have tended to focus on law as a body of rules and doctrines as ''fiqh.'' This volume is interested in how the law has been applied to concrete situations. It looks at judicial decision-making legal response (fatwas) customary practices the actions of public Inspectors cultural contexts and theological discourses as well as modern legal reform and constitutional development. Reflecting the interests of a new academic generation offers an ambitious and textured account of how Islamic law works in practice in the social life of the contemporary world..