{"product_id":"sharia-and-life-uriya-shavit-9781487554378","title":"Shari\u0026#x2bf;a and Life: Authority, Compromise, and Mission in European Mosques","description":"\u003cp\u003eDrawing on five years of field studies in pragmatic- and dogmatic-inclined mosques across Europe, \u003ci\u003eShariʿa and Life\u003c\/i\u003e explores how Muslims engage with shariʿa norms in general, and specifically with the challenges they face as Muslims living in majority non-Muslim societies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book examines how fatwas (advice on shariʿa-related matters) are quested, negotiated, paraphrased, contested, or ignored in mosques, on the internet, and elsewhere. It also analyses individual strategies, external to religio-legal discourse, through which Muslims mitigate conflicts between interpretations of shariʿa and everyday life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAmong the issues discussed in the book are financial transactions, education, the workplace, sports, electoral participation, Christmas greetings, proselytizing, and the legitimacy of choosing to live in a non-Muslim country. Shifting the focus from the authors and texts of fatwas to their recipients, \u003ci\u003eShariʿa and Life\u003c\/i\u003e gives voice to those often left voiceless and demonstrates the great discretion and flexibility with which tensions between shariʿa and life are resolved.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Uriya Shavit, Fabian Spengler\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1487554370\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781487554378\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Toronto Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/17\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 290\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.94lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.65d","brand":"Uriya Shavit","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46293050097919,"sku":"9781487554378","price":46.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_90b686d2-8e50-4648-a80f-321d1f35e4b9.jpg?v=1730211977","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/sharia-and-life-uriya-shavit-9781487554378","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}