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ISLAMIC ARCHIVESShari'a: Theory, Practice, TransformationsWael Hallaq
Published
2009
Language
English
Type
Book
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Shari'a: Theory, Practice, Transformations

Wael Hallaq

A comprehensive account of the Sharia as a pre-modern moral-legal system and of its dismantling and transformation under colonialism and the modern nation-state.

Keywords: sharia, colonialism, modern state, legal history, codification

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Hallaq, Wael. Shari'a: Theory, Practice, Transformations. 2009. Archived 14 October 2026 in Islamic Internet Archives: Archive of Modern Islamic Thought. https://islamicarchives.org/works/hallaq-sharia-theory-practice-transformations/