Wahhabi Islam facing the challenges of modernity : : Dar al-Ifta in the modern Saudi state / / Muhammad Al-Atawneh.
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; an...
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| Superior document: | Studies in Islamic law and society, v. 32 |
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| Place / Publishing House: | Leiden ;, Boston : : Brill,, 2010. |
| Year of Publication: | 2010 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Studies in Islamic law and society ;
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xxii, 207 pages) :; map |
| Notes: | Description based upon print version of record. |
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| Summary: | 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. |
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| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [189]-202) and index. |
| ISBN: | 1282952722 9786612952722 9004185704 |
| ISSN: | 1384-1130 ; |
| Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
| Statement of Responsibility: | Muhammad Al-Atawneh. |