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Adam Possamai, James T Richardson, Bryan S. Turner (Eds.) The of Shari’a: Case Studies from around the World Series: Boundaries of Religious Freedom: Regulating 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 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, , 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

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