The Ashgate Research Companion to Islamic Law

This Companion provides a comprehensive and authoritative guide to current research in the thriving area of Islamic law. The book presents classical Islamic law through a historiographical introduction to and analysis of the Western scholarship. A distinguished group of authors provide an overview of their particular specialty, reflect on past and current thinking and also point to directions for future research. The Companion covers key debates and provokes new ways of thinking about long-standing issues in this increasingly relevant and popular discipline.