Download or read book Early Mālikī Law written by Jonathan E. Brockopp and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2000-01-01 with total page 346 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study of a little known ninth-century legal scholar has important implications for the history of Islamic law and for early Arabic writing in general. The chapters on slave law break new ground and offer concrete examples for tracing the development of early Islamic jurisprudence.