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Author:   Robert W Hefner
Publisher:   Indiana University Press
Imprint:   Indiana University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.70cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.599kg
ISBN:  

9780253356277

ISBN 10:   025335627
Pages:   344
Publication Date:   04 April 2011
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Replaced By:   9780253223104
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
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Table of Contents

Acknowledgments; Note on Transliteration and Spelling Introduction: Shari'a Politics - Law and Society in the Modern Muslim World / Robert W. Hefner 1. Saudi Arabia: Public, Civil, and Individual Shari'a in Law and Politics / Frank E. Vogel; 2. Egypt: Cacophony and Consensus in the Twenty-first Century / Nathan J. Brown; 3. Iran: Shari'a Politics and the Transformation of Islamic Law / Bahman Baktiari; 4. Turkey: Islam without Shari'a? / M. Hakan Yavuz; 5. Afghanistan: The Local and the Global in the Practice of Shari'a / T. Barfield; 6. Pakistan: Shari'a and the State / Muhammad Qasim Zaman; 7. Nigeria: Mapping a Shari'a Restorationist Movement / Paul M. Lubeck; 8. Indonesia: Shari'a Politics and Democratic Transition / Robert W. Hefner List of Contributors; Index

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The volume edited by Hefner (anthropology, Boston Univ.) includes essays that analyze the status of Islamic law in eight countries. In Saudi Arabia and Iran, shari'a has a consolidated position in the legal system and receives popular support. In Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Egypt, shari'a is constitutionally established, but its implementation continues to be a contested issue. The other three countries reflect more diversity and complexity. In Nigeria the federal state is secular, while shari'a is in place in most of the Muslim-majority states; in Indonesia the federal state is secular, while legal codes based on shari'a were passed in 53 of 470 districts and municipalities; and Turkey is a centralized secular state. Chapters examine the impacts of colonization, state-building, and local traditions, as well as the roles of governmental and societal actors, on the diverse practices of Islamic law. The contributors successfully expose both opponents and proponents of shari'a in a balanced way. This interdisciplinary book challenges various misperceptions about Islamic law by revealing the dynamic relationships among the state, society, and shari'a in significant cases. It is a must reading for those who are interested in Islam, law, and politics. Summing Up: Highly recommended. All readership levels. --Choice --A. T. Kuru, San Diego State University, March 2012--A. T. Kuru, San Diego State University (01/01/2012)

Valuable for researchers and others who need access to surveys of Islamic politics in a variety of countries... [C]an easily be adopted by teachers who would like materials that are suitable for upper-level undergraduate courses or graduate courses... [A]n extremely fine book. -- Clark Lombardi, author of State Law as Islamic Law in Modern Egypt

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Robert W. Hefner is Director of the Institute on Culture, Religion, and World Affairs at Boston University.

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