Table of Contents

Acknowledgments
Note on Transliteration and Spelling
Introduction: Shari'a Politics—Law and Society in the Modern Muslim WorldRobert W. Hefner
1. Saudi Arabia: Public, Civil, and Individual Shari'a in Law and PoliticsFrank E. Vogel
2. Egypt: Cacophony and Consensus in the Twenty-first CenturyNathan J. Brown
3. Iran: Shari'a Politics and the Transformation of Islamic LawBahman Baktiari
4. Turkey: Islam without Shari'a?M. Hakan Yavuz
5. Afghanistan: The Local and the Global in the Practice of Shari'aT. Barfield
6. Pakistan: Shari'a and the StateMuhammad Qasim Zaman
7. Nigeria: Mapping a Shari'a Restorationist MovementPaul M. Lubeck
8. Indonesia: Shari'a Politics and Democratic TransitionRobert W. Hefner
List of Contributors
Index

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Islamic law and social movements in eight Muslim-majority countries

About the Author

Robert W. Hefner is Director of the Institute on Culture, Religion, and World Affairs at Boston University.

Reviews

"Valuable for researchers and others who need access to surveys of Islamic politics in a variety of countries... [C]an easily be adopted by teachers who would like materials that are suitable for upper-level undergraduate courses or graduate courses... [A]n extremely fine book." -- Clark Lombardi, author of State Law as Islamic Law in Modern Egypt "The contributors successfully expose both opponents and proponents of shari'a in a balanced way. This interdisciplinary book challenges various misperceptions about Islamic law by revealing the dynamic relationships among the state, society, and shari'a in significant cases. It is a must reading for those who are interested in Islam, law, and politics. ... Highly recommended." Choice, March 2012