Format:
1 Online-Ressource (viii, 235 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates)
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illustrations
Edition:
London Bloomsbury Publishing 2020 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Edition:
Also issued in print
ISBN:
9780755611300
Series Statement:
Library of Middle East history 29
Content:
Introduction -- Historical context -- Democracy, aristocracy, autocracy -- Effendis and notables: the elections -- Radicals and conservatives: the Parliament -- Traditionalism -- Neo-colonialism -- Conclusion.
Content:
"The meanings and contexts of Shari'a are the subject of both curiosity and misunderstanding by non-Muslims. Shari'a is sometimes crudely characterised by outsiders as a punitive legal system operating broadly outside, and separate from, national laws and customs. This groundbreaking book shows that Shari'a and its 'fiqh' (laws set forward by various Islamic legal schools) comprise a far more nuanced matrix of interpretations than is often assumed to be the case. Far from being monolithic or impervious to change from without, Muslim legal tradition has - since its beginnings in the early Islamic period - placed an emphasis on equity and non-adversarial conflict-resolution. Mohamed Keshavjee examines both Sunni and Shi'a applications of Islamic law, demonstrating how political, cultural and other factors have influenced the practice of fiqh and Shari'a in the West. Exploring in particular the modern development of Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR), the author shows that this process can revitalise some of the essential principles that underlie Muslim teachings and jurispudence, delivering not only formal remedies but also perceived justice, even to non-Muslims."--Bloomsbury publishing
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 219-226) and index
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Also issued in print.
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Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
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Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780857734280
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781848857063
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als
Language:
English
DOI:
10.5040/9780755611300
