What is the sharia? / Baudoin Dupret ; [translated by David Bond].
2018
KBP144 .D8713 2018 (Mapit)
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Uniform Title
Charia. English
Title
What is the sharia? / Baudoin Dupret ; [translated by David Bond].
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Imprint
London : C. Hurst & Co. (Publishers) Ltd, published in association with the Aga Khan University Institute for the Study of Muslim Civilisations (AKU-ISMC), 2018.
Copyright
©2018
Description
ix, 246 pages ; 20 cm
Formatted Contents Note
Introduction
A concept and its contexts
Exploring the sources of the divine law : the Quran
The sources of the divine norm : prophetic tradition
Access to sharia : consensus and analogical reasoning
A survey of doctrine
Practices and institutions of justice
The invention of Islamic law
Sharia in contemporary legal systems
The sharia : political uses and constitutional renderings
Sharia in countries where Islam is in a minority
Conclusion.
A concept and its contexts
Exploring the sources of the divine law : the Quran
The sources of the divine norm : prophetic tradition
Access to sharia : consensus and analogical reasoning
A survey of doctrine
Practices and institutions of justice
The invention of Islamic law
Sharia in contemporary legal systems
The sharia : political uses and constitutional renderings
Sharia in countries where Islam is in a minority
Conclusion.
Summary
In the West, 'sharia' often calls to mind antiquated laws founded upon gender discrimination and barbaric punishments. In the East, for some it means the ideal standards by which Muslims strive to live; for others, it is the greatest obstacle to modernisation of their societies. These clashing views sometimes lead to violence. Clarification of the term has therefore become an urgent necessity. Sharia is all of these things and much more. It is the legal system of Islam, a series of guidelines and prohibitions. But it is also a concept invested with a whole range of meanings, from the virtuous attributes of an 'ideal' society, to the confinement of particular elements to otherness and adversity. Moving through history, society and Islamic thought to explore the sources of sharia law, Baudouin Dupret gets to the heart of its uses and abuses in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries.-- Publisher's website.
Note
First published in French as: La charia : des sources à la pratique. [Paris] : Éditions La Découverte, 2014.
Translator from translation copyright statement.
In the West, 'sharia' often calls to mind antiquated laws founded upon gender discrimination and barbaric punishments. In the East, for some it means the ideal standards by which Muslims strive to live; for others, it is the greatest obstacle to modernisation of their societies. These clashing views sometimes lead to violence. Clarification of the term has therefore become an urgent necessity. Sharia is all of these things and much more. It is the legal system of Islam, a series of guidelines and prohibitions. But it is also a concept invested with a whole range of meanings, from the virtuous attributes of an 'ideal' society, to the confinement of particular elements to otherness and adversity. Moving through history, society and Islamic thought to explore the sources of sharia law, Baudouin Dupret gets to the heart of its uses and abuses in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries.-- Publisher's website.
Translator from translation copyright statement.
In the West, 'sharia' often calls to mind antiquated laws founded upon gender discrimination and barbaric punishments. In the East, for some it means the ideal standards by which Muslims strive to live; for others, it is the greatest obstacle to modernisation of their societies. These clashing views sometimes lead to violence. Clarification of the term has therefore become an urgent necessity. Sharia is all of these things and much more. It is the legal system of Islam, a series of guidelines and prohibitions. But it is also a concept invested with a whole range of meanings, from the virtuous attributes of an 'ideal' society, to the confinement of particular elements to otherness and adversity. Moving through history, society and Islamic thought to explore the sources of sharia law, Baudouin Dupret gets to the heart of its uses and abuses in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries.-- Publisher's website.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Call Number
KBP144 .D8713 2018
Language
English
ISBN
9781849048170 hardback
1849048177 hardback
1849048177 hardback
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