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Sharia and the state in Pakistan : blasphemy politics / Farhat Haq.
Van Pelt Library KPL469.5 .H37 2019
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Haq, Farhat, author.
- Series:
- Routledge studies in South Asian politics ; 19.
- Routledge studies in South Asian politics ; 19
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Islamic law--Pakistan.
- Islamic law.
- Punishment (Islamic law).
- Blasphemy--Law and legislation.
- Pakistan.
- Blasphemy--Law and legislation--Pakistan.
- Blasphemy.
- Punishment (Islamic law)--Pakistan.
- Islam and state--Pakistan.
- Islam and state.
- Physical Description:
- 1 volume : illustrations (black and white) ; 24 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Routledge 2019.
- Summary:
- "This book analyses the formulation, interpretation and implementation of sharia in Pakistan and its relationship with the Pakistani state whilst addressing the complexity of sharia as a codified set of laws. Drawing on insights from Islamic studies, anthropology and legal studies to examine the interactions between ideas, institutions and political actors that have enabled blasphemy laws to become the site of continuous controversy, this book furthers the readers' understanding of Pakistani politics and presents the transformation of sharia from a pluralistic religious percept to a set of rigid laws. Using new materials, including government documents and Urdu language newspapers, the author contextualises the larger political debate within Pakistan and utilises a comparative and historical framework to weave descriptions of various events with discussions on sharia and blasphemy. A contribution to the growing body of literature, which explores the role of state in shaping the religion and religious politics in Muslim-majority countries, this book will be of interest to academics working on South Asian Politics, Political Islam, Sharia Law, and the relationship of Religion and the State"-- Provided by publisher.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Alumni and Friends Memorial Book Fund.
- Other Format:
- ebook version :
- ISBN:
- 9780367150655
- 0367150654
- OCLC:
- 1084563060
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