Applying Shari'a in the West facts, fears and the future of Islamic rules on family relations in the West
This volume provides new insights in the concept of shari'a in the West, and sets out a framework of how shari'a in the West can be studied. The premise of this volume is that one needs to focus on the question 'What do Muslims do in terms of shari'a?' rather than 'What...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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[Leiden]
Leiden University Press
2013, 2013
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| Series: | LUCIS series 'Debates on Islam and society'
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| Collection: | JSTOR Open Access Books - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
| Summary: | This volume provides new insights in the concept of shari'a in the West, and sets out a framework of how shari'a in the West can be studied. The premise of this volume is that one needs to focus on the question 'What do Muslims do in terms of shari'a?' rather than 'What is shari'a?'. This perspective shows that the practice of Sharia is restricted to a limited set of rules that mainly relate to religious rituals, family law and social interaction. The framework of this volume then continues to explore two more interactions: the Western responses to these practices of shari'a and, in turn, the Muslim legal reaction to these responses |
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| Item Description: | "The publication of this book is made possible by a grant from LUCIS, the Leiden University Centre for the Study of Islam & Society"--Title page verso |
| Physical Description: | 291 pages |
| ISBN: | 9087281706 9789087281700 |