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Religious pluralism and Islamic law :

Emon, Anver M.

Religious pluralism and Islamic law : Anver M. Emon. - 1st Ed. - Oxford, United Kingdom : Oxford University Press, 2012. - xiv, 367 p. ; 24 cm. - Oxford Islamic legal studies .

Includes bibliographical references (pages [327]-353) and index.

Introduction ; 1. Dhimmis, Shari'a, and Empire ; 2. Reason, Contract, and the Obligation to Obey ; 3. Pluralism, Dhimmi Rules, and the Regulation of Difference ; 4. The Rationale of Empire and the Hegemony of Law ; 5. Shari'a as Rule of Law ; 6. The Dhimmi Rules in the Post-Colonial Muslim State ; 7. Religious Minorities and the Empire of the Law ; Conclusion

Analysing the rules governing the treatment of foreigners in Islam and situating them in their historical, political, and legal context, this book sets out a new framework for understanding these rules as part of a wider problem of governing through law amidst pluralism.

9780199661633 0199661634 9780198722021

2012938697


Dhimmis (Islamic law)
Religious pluralism--Islam.


Islamic countries--Ethnic relations.

KBP2449 / .E48 2012

340.59 / E.A.R