Isbn: 9781850436348 - Shattering Tradition: Pt. 1: Custom, Law and the Individual in the Muslim Mediterranean (islamic Mediterranean) (14 results)

Hardcover. 8vo. pp viii, 328. Colour illustrated dust jacket. Original publisher's black cloth with silver lettering at spine. ISBN: 1850436347 Fine in fine dust jacket.

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Condition: New. Series: Islamic Mediterranean. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDT; HBJF; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 222 x 147 x 27. Weight in Grams: 540. . 2005. First Edition. Hardback. Dust Jacket. hardcover. . . . .

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Condition: New. &Uumlber den AutorWalter Dostal is Professor Emeritus of Social and Cultural Anthropology at the University of Vienna. Since 1956 he has carried out ethnographic fieldwork in many parts of the Arab world and is a pioneer of research on .

Condition: New. Series: Islamic Mediterranean. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDT; HBJF; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 222 x 147 x 27. Weight in Grams: 540. . 2005. First Edition. Hardback. Dust Jacket. hardcover. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.…

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Hardcover. Condition: new. Hardcover. Few deny that in the Muslim world religion and law are intimately linked. However, local legal realities mean that Islamic law is often pushed out of the picture by customary law, which is usually tribal, and by state law. Shattering Tradition concentrates on customary law, which is the least investigated of the three, and considers the ruptures and potential for conflict in Muslim law as well as the continuities and interactions. Shattering Tradition is vital reading for all those interested in the social anthropology of the Middle East and the wider study of Islamic law. Few deny that in the Muslim world religion and law are intimately linked. However, local legal realities mean that Islamic law is often pushed out of the picture by customary law, which is usually tribal, and by state law. The three may at times produce similar or identical rulings and it is thus often difficult to identify which is at work under such circumstances. When the different legal systems clash, problems start to emerge. "Shattering Tradition" concentrates on customary law, which is the least investigated of the three and considers the ruptures and potential for conflict in Muslim law as well as the continuities and interactions. This groundbreaking series of empirical case studies investigates the varying ways in which different forms of law interrelate and it analyzes how the tensions between them are resolved in local settings. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

Hardcover. Condition: new. Hardcover. Few deny that in the Muslim world religion and law are intimately linked. However, local legal realities mean that Islamic law is often pushed out of the picture by customary law, which is usually tribal, and by state law. Shattering Tradition concentrates on customary law, which is the least investigated of the three, and considers the ruptures and potential for conflict in Muslim law as well as the continuities and interactions. Shattering Tradition is vital reading for all those interested in the social anthropology of the Middle East and the wider study of Islamic law. Few deny that in the Muslim world religion and law are intimately linked. However, local legal realities mean that Islamic law is often pushed out of the picture by customary law, which is usually tribal, and by state law. The three may at times produce similar or identical rulings and it is thus often difficult to identify which is at work under such circumstances. When the different legal systems clash, problems start to emerge. "Shattering Tradition" concentrates on customary law, which is the least investigated of the three and considers the ruptures and potential for conflict in Muslim law as well as the continuities and interactions. This groundbreaking series of empirical case studies investigates the varying ways in which different forms of law interrelate and it analyzes how the tensions between them are resolved in local settings. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.…

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