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Description:Few deny that in the Muslim world religion and law are intimately linked. However, local legal realities mean that Islamic law is often pushed out of the picture by customary law, which is usually tribal, and by state law. Shattering Tradition concentrates on customary law, which is the least investigated of the three, and considers the ruptures and potential for conflict in Muslim law as well as the continuities and interactions. Shattering Tradition is vital reading for all those interested in the social anthropology of the Middle East and the wider study of Islamic law._x000D__x000D_'An impressive array of scholarship on Islamic law in action in historical and contemporary locations. Shattering Tradition is a timely demonstration of the flexibility and contexuality of Islamic law against the common conceptions of the Sharia as a fixed canon. There is much useful material for the student and scholar.' - Sami Zubaida, Professor of Sociology at Birkbeck College, University of LondonWe have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Shattering Tradition: Custom, Law and the Individual in the Muslim Mediterranean. To get started finding Shattering Tradition: Custom, Law and the Individual in the Muslim Mediterranean, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 328

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: I. B. Tauris & Company

Release: 2014

ISBN: 1282529323

Description: Few deny that in the Muslim world religion and law are intimately linked. However, local legal realities mean that Islamic law is often pushed out of the picture by customary law, which is usually tribal, and by state law. Shattering Tradition concentrates on customary law, which is the least investigated of the three, and considers the ruptures and potential for conflict in Muslim law as well as the continuities and interactions. Shattering Tradition is vital reading for all those interested in the social anthropology of the Middle East and the wider study of Islamic law._x000D__x000D_'An impressive array of scholarship on Islamic law in action in historical and contemporary locations. Shattering Tradition is a timely demonstration of the flexibility and contexuality of Islamic law against the common conceptions of the Sharia as a fixed canon. There is much useful material for the student and scholar.' - Sami Zubaida, Professor of Sociology at Birkbeck College, University of LondonWe have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Shattering Tradition: Custom, Law and the Individual in the Muslim Mediterranean. To get started finding Shattering Tradition: Custom, Law and the Individual in the Muslim Mediterranean, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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