Wahhabi Islam facing the challenges of modernity : Dar al-Ifta in the modern Saudi state /

Wahhabi Islam facing the challenges of modernity : Dar al-Ifta in the modern Saudi state /

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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Main Author: Al-Atawneh, Muhammad K.

Format: eBook

Language: English

Published: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2010.

Series: Studies in Islamic Law and Society 32.
Middle East and Islamic Studies E-Books Online, Collection 2010, ISBN: 9789004223059.

Subjects:

Dār al-Iftāʼ al-ʻĀmmah (Saudi Arabia)
Islamic law > Saudi Arabia.
Wahhābīyah > Saudi Arabia.

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Call Number: KBP69.S33 A38 2010

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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.
Physical Description:1 online resource.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (p. [189]-202) and index.
ISBN:9789004185708
ISSN:1384-1130 ;
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