Islamic Law
Law and Power in the Islamic World
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Local court, provincial society, and justice in the Ottoman Empire
This work covers the functions of Islamic courts within the framework of the late 17th- and early 18th-century Ottoman provincial administration, and explores the process of adjudication and dispute resolution through a juxtaposition of court records from two Anatolian towns, Can
The birth of a legal institution
This work presents an analysis of the earliest legal treatises on the Islamic trust, or waqf - the Ah kam al-Waaf\" of Hilal al-Ray and the Ah kam al-Awqaf of al-Khassaf. This work undertakes a textual analysis of the treatises.
Virtues of the Flesh - Passion and Purity in Early Islamic Jurisprudence
Robust sexuality, profound spirituality and elaborate legalism are, at first glance, strange bedfellows. The conventional Western wisdom has long conceived of these several modes as comprising an antagonistic trichotomy, in which each component is opposed to the others.
Muslim Legal Thought in Modern Indonesia
Indonesia has been home to some of the most vibrant and complex developments in modern Islamic thought anywhere in the world. Nevertheless little is known or understood about these developments outside South East Asia.
Treason
Following a series of assassinations and deadly bombings, a group of radical Islamic U.S. Military chaplains stand trial for treason. Navy lieutenant Zack Brewer---just three years out of law school---is assigned to prosecute.