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Law and Power in the Islamic World. [Buy it!] | Zubaida, Sami | USD 16.95 (Wed May 29 01:00:07 2024) | Choosebooks/ZVAB | Kloof Booksellers & Scientia Verlag | ISBN10: 1850439346, ISBN13: 9781850439349, [publisher: I.B. Tauris] Softcover London & New York : I. B. Tauris, 2005. Paperback. 256 pp. (Library of Modern Middle East Studies). English text. Condition : very good. - 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. Library stamps. Condition : as new copy. ISBN 9781850439349. Keywords : RECHT, islamic law [Amsterdam, Netherlands] [Publication Year: 2005] |