01849nam a2200325 a 4500 ASIN1850659265 OSt 20170105102907.0 131024s2009 xxu eng d 1850659265 (hardcover) $75.00 9781850659266 (hardcover) a KPL659 346.54910432 NEL 2009 Nelson, Matthew J. In the shadow of shari'ah : islam, islamic law and democracy in pakistan / Matthew J Nelson. [S.l.] : Hurst, 2009. 288 p. ; 22 cm. Recent events in Pakistan, and more widely in the Islamic world, have sparked an unprecedented level of interest in the relationship between Islam and democracy. Studies of Islamic law (Shari'ah) lie at the heart of this trend, but carefully researched studies of Islamic law as it actually unfolds "on the ground" remain extremely rare. This book promises to fill that gap, using a detailed study of Islamic laws in Pakistan to show exactly how the relationship between Islam, Islamic law and democracy is understood and, potentially, transformed in different cultural contexts. In the Shadow of Shari'ah reveals that Islam are neither compatible nor incompatible in any permanent or specific sense; they simply become more or less compatible owing to the historically embedded choices of individual Muslims regarding specific approaches to the law. Democracy Inheritance and succession Inheritance and succession (Islamic law) Islamic law Land reform Land tenure (Islamic law) Land tenure--Law and legislation Pakistan Amazon.com http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1850659265/chopaconline-20 ddc BK 14925 14925 0 0 0 0 NFIC CIPS CIPS GEN 2013-10-01 0 346.54910432 NEL 2009 CIPS0001313 2013-10-24 2013-10-24 BK