Bibliograph

Contracting fear, Islamic law in the Middle East and Middle America, Khurram Dara

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Contracting fear, Islamic law in the Middle East and Middle America, Khurram Dara

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Contracting fear

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Responsibility statement

Khurram Dara

Sub title

Islamic law in the Middle East and Middle America

Summary

If you've ever read a news story about radical Islam, you've probably seen "sharia law" mentioned. But for something that is becoming increasingly prevalent in political rhetoric, it's hard to believe how little most people actually know about Islamic law. In this concise and instructive book, Khurram Dara explains not only the history and origins of Islamic law but also the interesting role it has played in the politics of the Middle East and Middle America. Challenging the conventional wisdom that Islamic law is rigid and permanent, Dara argues that the political and cultural realities of its formation suggest otherwise and should change how Islamic law is thought of and discussed in both the East and the West. Combining religious history with legal analysis, Contracting Fear explains Islamic law in the context of the global political climate today

Target audience

adult

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