Judging in the Islamic, Jewish and Zoroastrian legal traditions a comparison of theory and practice /
This book presents a comparative analysis of the judiciary in the Islamic, Jewish and Zoroastrian legal systems. It compares postulations of legal theory to legal practice in order to show that social practice can diverge significantly from religious and legal principles. It thus provides a greater...
| Основен автор: | Jany, Janos. |
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| Формат: | Електронен |
| Език: | English |
| Публикувано: |
Farnham, Surrey, England ; Burlington, VT :
Ashgate,
℗♭2012.
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| Серия: |
Cultural diversity and law.
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| Онлайн достъп: |
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=456970 |
| Подобни документи: |
Print version::
Judging in the Islamic, Jewish and Zoroastrian legal traditions. |
| Резюме: |
This book presents a comparative analysis of the judiciary in the Islamic, Jewish and Zoroastrian legal systems. It compares postulations of legal theory to legal practice in order to show that social practice can diverge significantly from religious and legal principles. It thus provides a greater understanding of the real functions of religion in these legal systems, regardless of the dogmatic positions of the religions. The judiciary is the focus of the study as it is the judge who is obliged to administer to legal texts yet at the same time to consider social realities being sometimes at v. |
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| Физически характеристики: |
1 online resource (231 pages) : illustrations. |
| Библиография: |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 209-222) and index. |
| ISBN: |
9781409437178 1409437175 |