This July, Edwin Mellen Press will publish The Sources of Islamic Jurisprudence: Justice and Law in Islam by Mahgoub El-Tigani Mahmoud (Tenn. State U.).  The publisher’s description follows.

Islamic jurisprudence and its sources are brilliantly explained in this compelling and instructive book. The reader comes away with a clearer sense of the meaning of Shari’a principles and jihad, and how social justice theories translate into practical actions and practical reality in today’s global community.