Shari'a Law and Modern Muslim Ethics
Many Muslim societies are in the throes of tumultuous political transitions, and common to all has been heightened debate over the place of sharia law in modern politics and ethical life. Bringing together leading scholars of Islamic politics, ethics, and law, this book examines the varied meanings and uses of Islamic law, so as to assess the prospects for democratic, plural, and gender-equitable Islamic ethics today. These essays show that, contrary to the claims of some radicals, Muslim understandings of Islamic law and ethics have always been varied and emerge, not from unchanging texts but from real and active engagement with Islamic trad…
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Produktdetails
- ISBN: 978-0-253-02260-8
- EAN: 9780253022608
- Produktnummer: 20701163
- Verlag: Indiana University Press
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2016
- Seitenangabe: 312 S.
- Plattform: EPUB
- Masse: 1'501 KB
Über den Autor
Robert W. Hefner is Professor of Anthropology and Director of the Institute on Culture, Religion, and World Affairs at Boston University. He is editor of Shari'a Politics: Law and Society in the Modern Muslim World (IUP, 2011).
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