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008			131024s2009 xxu eng d
020			_a1850659265 (hardcover) _c$75.00
020			_a9781850659266 (hardcover)
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050	0	4	_aKPL659
082	0	4	_a346.54910432 _bNEL 2009
100	1		_aNelson, Matthew J.
245	1	0	_aIn the shadow of shari'ah : _bislam, islamic law and democracy in pakistan / _cMatthew J Nelson.
260			_a[S.l.] : _bHurst, _c2009.
300			_a288 p. ; _c22 cm.
520			_aRecent 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.
650		0	_aDemocracy
650		0	_aInheritance and succession
650		0	_aInheritance and succession (Islamic law)
650		0	_aIslamic law
650		0	_aLand reform
650		0	_aLand tenure (Islamic law)
650		0	_aLand tenure--Law and legislation
650		0	_aPakistan
856	4	0	_3Amazon.com _uhttp://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1850659265/chopaconline-20
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