Overview
- Presents a comparative analysis of the application of Shari’a in contrasting countries with Muslim minorities and majorities
- Provides a global analysis of Shari’a and views Islamic law from a sociological perspective
- Explores some ground-breaking perspectives on the sociology of Shari’a, such as the application of the the theories of Chambliss and Eisenstadt
Part of the book series: Boundaries of Religious Freedom: Regulating Religion in Diverse Societies (BOREFRRERE, volume 1)
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Table of contents (18 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Case Studies from Muslim Majority Countries
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Front Matter
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Case Studies from Muslim Minority Countries
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Front Matter
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Theoretical and Comparative Considerations
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Front Matter
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About this book
This edited volume offers a collection of papers that present a comparative analysis of the development of Shari’a in countries with Muslim minorities, such as America, Australia, Germany, and Italy, as well as countries with Muslim majorities, such as Malaysia, Bangladesh, Turkey, and Tunisia.
The Sociology of Shari’a provides a global analysis of these important legal transformations and analyzesthe topic from a sociological perspective. It explores examples of non-Western countries that have a Muslim minority in their populations, including South Africa, China, Singapore, and the Philippines.
In addition, the third part of the book includes case studies that explore some ground-breaking theories on the sociology of Shari’a, such as the application of Black, Chambliss, and Eisenstein’s sociological perspectives.
Reviews
“Richardson and Turner may claim that sociological accounts of pluralism’s various forms constitute theories that help explain the shape and perhaps even the future course of such accommodations. … an excellent point of entry for any student of contemporary Islamic law and a helpful corrective for any who think that the way Islamic law has been working out in a country with which they are familiar is the way it must develop everywhere.” (Lawrence Rosen, Contemporary Islam, Vol. 10, 2016)
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: The Sociology of Shari’a: Case Studies from around the World
Editors: Adam Possamai, James T Richardson, Bryan S. Turner
Series Title: Boundaries of Religious Freedom: Regulating Religion in Diverse Societies
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-09605-6
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Humanities, Social Sciences and Law, Social Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2015
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-34760-8Published: 23 August 2016
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-09605-6Published: 04 December 2014
Series ISSN: 2214-5281
Series E-ISSN: 2214-529X
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: VIII, 328
Number of Illustrations: 3 b/w illustrations
Topics: Sociology of Religion, Religious Studies, general, Social Structure, Social Inequality