One Word - Yak Kaleme 19th-Century Persian Treatise introducing Western Codified Law
One Word - Yak Kaleme was one of the first treatises in the Middle East to demonstrate that Islam is compatible with modern western forms of government, and specifically that sharia principles can be incorporated in a codified law comparable to that found in Europe. This was a daring argument in the...
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Leiden
Leiden University Press
2010
[Leiden] : 2010. |
| Edición: | 1st ed |
| Colección: | Iranian studies series (Leiden, Netherlands)
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| Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009431207206719 |
| Sumario: | One Word - Yak Kaleme was one of the first treatises in the Middle East to demonstrate that Islam is compatible with modern western forms of government, and specifically that sharia principles can be incorporated in a codified law comparable to that found in Europe. This was a daring argument in the late 19th century, when it was extremely difficult to convince the rulers and religious class that a civil code of law was needed: would it not diminish the ruler's status, would it not disqualify the sharia, the religious law?In One Word, the author argues that the principles underlying constituti |
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| Notas: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (146 p.) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (p. xxiv-xxv). |
| ISBN: | 9789087282844 9781283231947 9786613231949 9789400600126 |
