Valentino Cattelan

Religion and Contract Law in Islam

From Medieval Trade to Global Finance

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

By applying a distinctive law and religion approach to the study of the contract in Islam, the book provides a comprehensive exploration of a topic that is of interest to legal and economic historians and comparatists, but also of topical meaning for international lawyers and the operators of an increasingly multicultural market.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• Seitenzahl: 216
• Erscheinungstermin: 25. August 2023
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 503g
• ISBN-13: 9781138504042
• ISBN-10: 1138504041
• Artikelnr.: 67826235

Autorenporträt

Dr Valentino Cattelan is Lecturer in Law at Birmingham City University, where he teaches contract law, EU law, and Islamic business law. He is specialised in comparative law and has published widely on aspects of Islamic law, economics, and finance.

Inhaltsangabe

Figures and diagrams
Preface
Acknowledgements
Introduction: ways of seeing an Arab Girl
1. Expelling the merchants from the Temple: methodology and the contents of
this book
2. The revealed Word in translation: the space of law and religion in Islam
3. Comparing legal traditions: contract law and Muslim fiqh
4. Realities of the Muslim world: changing contexts over time
Conclusions: ways of saying the 'aqd
Glossary of Arabic terms
Index