Money in Classical Islam: Legal Theory and Economic Practice

Abstract The present study examines the conception of money in classical Islamic law, specifically the relationship between scholarly discourses on money and actual economic practice. I shall argue that the theoretical concept of money was to some extent a fiction. Muslim jurists conceived of money...

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Main Author: Oberauer, Norbert (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill 2018
In: Islamic law and society
Year: 2018, Volume: 25, Issue: 4, Pages: 427-466
Further subjects:B Money
B Weavers
B Coins
B Currency
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