Religion and Contract Law in Islam

Auteur

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.

Texte du rabat

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.

Contenu

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