Author : Walter Dostal,Wolfgang Kraus
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 337 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2005-04-22
Category : History
ISBN : 9780857716774
Shattering Tradition by Walter Dostal,Wolfgang Kraus Pdf
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.