Law And Power In The Islamic World - Brossura

Zubaida, Sami

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ISBN 10: 1850439346 ISBN 13: 9781850439349

Casa editrice: Tauris Academic Studies, 2005

Riassunto

Islamic law (the Shari'a) and its application is a central issue in contemporary Islamic politics and culture. Starting from modern concerns, this book examines the origins and evolution of the Shari'a and the corpus of texts, concepts and practices in which it has been enshrined. Sami Zubaida here considers key historical episodes of political accommodations and contests between scholars and sultans. Drawing on modern examples, mainly from Egypt and Iran, Zubaida explores how the Shari'a has evolved and mutated to accommodate the workings of a modern state. Law and Power in the Islamic World is an original and significant contribution to the debates surrounding Islam and ideas of modernity. As such its appeal and importance range across a wide spectrum of readers.

Su questo libro

L'autore:

Sami Zubaida is Professor of Politics and Sociology at Birkbeck College, University of London and a specialist in the religion, culture and politics of the Middle East. He is the author of Islam, the People and the State and co-editor of A Taste of Thyme: the Culinary Cultures of the Middle East (both I.B. Tauris)

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Book by Zubaida Sami

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Tauris Academic Studies
• Data di pubblicazione: 2005
• ISBN 10: 1850439346
• ISBN 13: 9781850439349
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 248