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Islam, modernity, violence, and everyday life / Ahmad Atif Ahmad.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Ahmad, Ahmad Atif.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Islam--21st century.
- Islam.
- Islamic law.
- Islam and culture.
- Islam--Relations.
- Relations.
- East and West.
- Physical Description:
- viii, 213 pages ; 22 cm
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2009.
- Contents:
- Theoretical considerations
- On the cusp of modernity : reading Ibn 'Abidin of Damascus (1784-1836)
- Egyptian society in the writings of Muhammad al-'Abbasi al-'Mahdi (1827-97)
- Social custom as a source of law in modern Muslim societies
- War
- Apostasy
- The right to privacy
- Incommensurable values?
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [205]-209) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0230609848
- 9780230609846
- OCLC:
- 226357131
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