Sharia incorporated: a comparative overview of the legal systems of twelve Muslim countries in past and present
"Sharia Incorporated is an ambitious study of how Islamic law traditions have been incorporated into the national legal systems throughout the Muslim world. Both puritan Islamists and Western alarmists tend to oversimplify and misrepresent the role and position of sharia. In response, this book...
| Subtitles: | Sharia and national law : comparing the legal systems of twelve Islamic Countries |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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Leiden
Leiden Univ. Press
2010
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| In: | Year: 2010 |
| Reviews: | Sharia Incorporated: A Comparative Overview of the Legal Systems of Twelve Muslim Countries in Past and Present. Edited by Jan Michiel Otto. Law, Governance and Development Research. Leiden: Leiden University Press, 2010. Pp. 676. ISBN: 978 90 8728 057 4. € 49,90 (2013) (Vikør, Knut S.)
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| Volumes / Articles: | Show volumes/articles. |
| Series/Journal: | Law, governance, and development Research
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Islamic law
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| Further subjects: | B
Islamic law
B Law Africa Islamic influences B Islamic Law Reception (Africa) B Law Asia Islamic influences B Islamic Law Reception (Asia) |
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| Summary: | "Sharia Incorporated is an ambitious study of how Islamic law traditions have been incorporated into the national legal systems throughout the Muslim world. Both puritan Islamists and Western alarmists tend to oversimplify and misrepresent the role and position of sharia. In response, this book takes stock of the actual legal positions, putting them into their socio-political and historical contexts. The twelve country chapters, each written by laudable international scholars speak to the historical evolution of Islamic, legal, and political ideas and practices. They consider the key legal issues raised by the 'Islamic awakening' of recent decades. Otto's conclusion presents the main findings of this unique comparative study and explains why the incorporation of sharia is such a thorny governance problem for an government in today's Muslim world. It is intended that this wealth of facts and analyses contributes to current debates on sharia, law, and politics"--Publisher's description, p. [4] of cover |
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| Item Description: | Identisch mit Ausg. Cairo, 2010 u. d. T.: Sharia and national law : comparing the legal systems of twelve Islamic Countries Auch gezählt als: NUR ; 741/820 |
| ISBN: | 9087280572 |