Hefner, Robert W.

Shari'a Law and Modern Muslim Ethics

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ISBN 13:
9780253022523
author:
Hefner, Robert W.
format:
Paperback / softback
publisher:
Indiana University Press
language:
English
Publication Year:
2016
Pages:
312
Dimensions:
22.9 x 15.2 x 1.8 centimeters (0
Genre:
Nonfiction, Social Sciences, Customs & Traditions,
Condition:
New
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£24.83

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Sharia Law and Modern Muslim Ethics by Robert W. Hefner explores the complex relationship between Islamic law and modern ethics in Muslim societies. Bringing together leading scholars, this book examines the varied meanings and uses of Islamic law to assess its potential for democratic, plural, and gender-equitable ethics. The essays in this collection reveal that Muslim understandings of Islamic law have always been diverse and emerge from engagement with Islamic traditions and everyday life. The ethical debates raging in contemporary Muslim societies offer insights into the prospects for democratic societies and a pluralist Islamic ethics in the future. Despite recent tragic violence, these debates suggest an age of ethical renewal across the Muslim world may be on the horizon.

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