UID:
edocfu_9958138331702883
Format:
1 online resource (676 pages)
ISBN:
94-006-0017-8
Series Statement:
Law, governance, and development
Content:
"Sharia Incorporated is an ambitious study of how Islamic law traditions have been incorporated into the national legal systems throughout the Muslim world. Both puritan Islamists and Western alarmists tend to oversimplify and misrepresent the role and position of sharia. In response, this book takes stock of the actual legal positions, putting them into their socio-political and historical contexts. The twelve country chapters, each written by laudable international scholars speak to the historical evolution of Islamic, legal, and political ideas and practices. They consider the key legal issues raised by the 'Islamic awakening' of recent decades. Otto's conclusion presents the main findings of this unique comparative study and explains why the incorporation of sharia is such a thorny governance problem for an government in today's Muslim world. It is intended that this wealth of facts and analyses contributes to current debates on sharia, law, and politics"--Publisher's description, p. [4] of cover.
Note:
Introduction: investigating the role of sharia in national law /
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Sharia and national law in Egypt /
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Sharia and national law in Morocco /
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Sharia and national law in Saudi Arabia /
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Shariʻa and national law in the Sudan /
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Islam and national law in Turkey /
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Sharia and national law in Afghanistan /
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Sharia and national law in Iran /
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Sharia and national law in Pakistan /
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Sharia and national law in Indonesia /
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Sharia and national law in Malaysia /
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Sharia and national law in Mali /
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Sharia and national law in Nigeria /
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Towards comparative conclusions on the role of sharia in national law /
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Text in English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 90-8728-057-2
Language:
English
DOI:
10.1515/9789400600171
