| Wahhābī Islam Facing the Challenges of Modernity: Dār Al-Iftā In the Modern Saudi State Contributor(s): Al-Atawneh, Muhammad (Author) |
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ISBN: 9004184694 ISBN-13: 9789004184695 Publisher: Brill OUR PRICE: $152.95 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Language: Arabic Published: June 2010 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Law | General Practice - Social Science | Sociology - General |
| Dewey: 297.814 |
| Series: Studies in Islamic Law and Society |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 6.5" W x 9.6" (1.15 lbs) 232 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Islamic |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book focuses on the history and work of the Saudi Dār al-Iftā, one of the most central modern Islamic official religious institutions. The study was undertaken from two perspectives: (1) Dār al-Iftā creation, power structure, functions and the sociopolitical environment in which it operates; and (2) The actual work of this institution, mainly the mechanisms by which modern Saudi state muftis cope with clashes between Wahhābī idealism and the reality of an evolving society. This is a critical work which updates the readers' grasp of contemporary law and society in the modern Saudi state, in particular, and in Islamic jurisprudence in general. |