The Sociology of Shari'a: Case Studies from Around The
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springer.com Adam Possamai, James T Richardson, Bryan S. Turner (Eds.) The Sociology of Shari’a: Case Studies from around the World Series: Boundaries of Religious Freedom: Regulating Religion in Diverse Societies 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 2015, VIII, 328 p. 3 illus. 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, Printed book 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 Hardcover transformations and analyzesthe topic from a sociological perspective. It explores examples of 99,99 € | £89.99 | $119.99 non-Western countries that have a Muslim minority in their populations, including South Africa, [1]106,99 € (D) | 109,99 € (A) | CHF 118,00 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 Softcover application of Black, Chambliss, and Eisenstein’s sociological perspectives. 99,99 € | £90.00 | $129.00 [1]106,99 € (D) | 109,99 € (A) | CHF 133,63 eBook 85,59 € | £72.00 | $99.00 [2]85,59 € (D) | 85,59 € (A) | CHF 106,50 Available from your library or springer.com/shop MyCopy [3] Printed eBook for just € | $ 24.99 springer.com/mycopy Order online at springer.com / or for the Americas call (toll free) 1-800-SPRINGER / or email us at: [email protected]. / For outside the Americas call +49 (0) 6221-345-4301 / or email us at: [email protected]. The first € price and the £ and $ price are net prices, subject to local VAT. Prices indicated with [1] include VAT for books; the €(D) includes 7% for Germany, the €(A) includes 10% for Austria. Prices indicated with [2] include VAT for electronic products; 19% for Germany, 20% for Austria. All prices exclusive of carriage charges. Prices and other details are subject to change without notice. All errors and omissions excepted. [3] No discount for MyCopy. Part of .