The beginnings of Islamic law : late antique Islamicate legal traditions /
Lena Salaymeh.
- xiii, 242 pages ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 208-234) and index.
Introduction : genealogies of Islamic law -- Legal-historical beginnings : outlining late antique Islamic law -- Legal historiography : a case study in international law -- Legal-historical hybridity : tracing Islam in its Islamicate context -- Legal custom : a case study in ritual law -- Legal historicizing : moments in macro-histories -- Legal comparisons : a case study in family law -- Conclusion.