Law and Power in the Islamic World

Informationen zum Autor 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) Klappentext 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. Vorwort 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. Zusammenfassung 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.

Product details

• Authors: Sami Zubaida, Zubaida Sami
• Publisher: Tauris, I.B.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 20.04.2005
• EAN: 9781850439349
• ISBN: 978-1-85043-934-9
• No. of pages: 256
• Dimensions: 155 mm x 233 mm x 17 mm
• Subjects: Education and learning > Teaching preparation > Vocational needs; Non-fiction book > Dictionaries, reference works > Dictionaries, encyclopaedias; Islam, RELIGION / Islam / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Islamic Studies, Islamic Studies, Islamic Law, Relating to Islamic / Muslim people and groups, Systems of law: Islamic law, LAW / Islamic, Social groups: religious groups and communities