Shari'a Politics Islamic Law and Society in the Modern World |
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| Editor:
| Hefner, Robert W. |
| Contribution by:
| Vogel, Frank E.
Brown, Nathan J.
Baktiari, Bahman
Yavuz, M. Hakan
Barfield, Thomas J.
Zaman, Muhammad Qasim |
| ISBN: | 978-0-253-22310-4 |
| Publication Date: | Apr 2011 |
| Publisher: | Indiana University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $30.00 |
Book Description:
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These essays reveal that the Muslim public's interest in sharia does not spring from an unchanging devotion to received religious tradition, but from an effort to respond to the central political and ethical questions of the day.
These essays reveal that the Muslim public's interest in sharia does not spring from an unchanging devotion to received religious tradition, but from an effort to respond to the central political and ethical questions of the day.