{"product_id":"law-and-society-in-islam-devin-j-stewart-9781558761230","title":"Law and Society in Islam","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis book covers significant themes explaining the practice of Islamic law.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe first essay treats \u003cem\u003etaqiyyah\u003c\/em\u003e (literally, \"caution\"), the concealment of one's religion when to reveal it would incur danger, which is based on a Koranic passage. The author provides not only a legal and religious analysis of taqiyyah, but also, through the detailed examination of a prominent sixteenth-century Shiite scholar and cleric, reveals a complex pattern of behavior that allows Twelver Shi'is and other sectarian groups to reduce the risks entailed by participation in societies dominated by a Sunni majority.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe second essay inquires into norms for physical and sexual contacts between individuals, even husbands and wives, defining rights to look, to touch, and even to mutilate.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe third essay evaluates the Ottoman records of local fines. This report on legal regulations and their execution as well as on practices of law and tradition in villages of Northern Palestine creates a colorful picture of life in the sixteenth century.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Devin J. Stewart, Baber Johansen, Amy Singer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1558761233\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781558761230\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Markus Wiener Publishers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/27\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 166\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.38d","brand":"Devin J. Stewart","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43941837209855,"sku":"9781558761230","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_9bd83691-bf34-4e5f-8026-f043e6b02513.jpg?v=1681455250","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/law-and-society-in-islam-devin-j-stewart-9781558761230","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}