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Shari'a : Islamic law in the contemporary context
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- Creator
- edited by Abbas Amanat and Frank Griffel
- Format
- Books
- Language
- English
- Contributors
- Publication
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- Stanford, Calif. : Stanford University Press, 2007
- Physical Details
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- viii, 249 pages ; 24 cm
- ISBNs
- 0804756392, 9780804756396
- OCLC
- ocn122425198
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 183-236) and index.
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