Library Research Guides: MES/REL 363: Seminar: Law and Community in Muslim Societies: Legal & Scholarly Analysis

Scholarly Analysis

Index Islamicus This link opens in a new window
Peer reviewed articles and books on Islamic theology, law, and history.
PAIS Index - Public Affairs Information Service This link opens in a new window
Articles and reports on public policy, international relations, and world politics, 1915-present.
Dates: 1915 CE-Present
Atla Religion Database with AtlaSerials This link opens in a new window
Peer reviewed articles on all aspects of religion, with an emphasis on Christianity, Judaism, and Islam. Also searchable by Hebrew Bible and New Testament scripture.
Women's Studies International This link opens in a new window
Peer reviewed articles on women's and gender studies, drawing on gender studies, education, sociology, history, and more.

Hadith - the sayings of the Prophet Muhammad
Hadith as Scripture: Discussions on the Authority of Prophetic Traditions in Islam
This work explores the earliest extant discussions on the authority of the Hadith in Islam and compares them with contemporary debates. These lively and often polemical debates are mostly popular discussions in which Muslims from different backgrounds and cultures participate.
Sunnah and Hadith texts -- University of Southern California
Tafsir -interpretation of Qur'an
Commentary on the Qurʼān
Classic work (in translation) by Abū Jaʻfar Muḥammad b. Jarīr al-Ṭabarī. one of the most important commentators.

Clapp Library BP130.4 .T2713 1987
Prolegomena to the Qurʼan
Clapp Library BP130.4 .K413 1998

English translation of Bayān fī tafsīr al-Qurʼān, a commentary by Ayatollah al-Sayyid Abu al-Qasim al Musawi al-Khui (1899-1992) one of the most respected and widely acclaimed authorities on Twelver Shi'ite Islam in this century.
Fiqh -the process of applying Shari'a principles, and the laws deduced from Shari'a
Islamic Jurisprudence in the Classical Era
Essays by Norman Calder, useful for understanding the historical roots of more recent legal work.
Legal Analysis in Law Journals

Nexis Uni This link opens in a new window
Legal, business, and news sources. Includes law journal articles, legislation, regulations, court cases, company information, SEC filings, U.S. and foreign newspapers, and more.