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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 Shari a as a fixed canon. There is much useful material for the student and scholar.' - Sami Zubaida, Professor of Sociology at Birkbeck College, University of London

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