A Typology of Fatwas

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A Typology of Fatwas. / Skovgaard-Petersen, Jakob.

In: Die Welt des Islams, Vol. 55, No. 3-4, 2016, p. 278-285.

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Skovgaard-Petersen, J 2016, 'A Typology of Fatwas', Die Welt des Islams, vol. 55, no. 3-4, pp. 278-285. https://doi.org/10.1163/15700607-05534p02

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Skovgaard-Petersen, J. (2016). A Typology of Fatwas. Die Welt des Islams, 55(3-4), 278-285. https://doi.org/10.1163/15700607-05534p02

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Skovgaard-Petersen J. A Typology of Fatwas. Die Welt des Islams. 2016;55(3-4):278-285. https://doi.org/10.1163/15700607-05534p02

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Skovgaard-Petersen, Jakob. / A Typology of Fatwas. In: Die Welt des Islams. 2016 ; Vol. 55, No. 3-4. pp. 278-285.

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