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The Islamic juridical vacuum an ethnographic study of how parallel legal institutions emerged in Denmark by Jesper Petersen
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Petersen, Jesper, Author.
- Series:
- Muslim minorities ; v. 45.
- Muslim minorities 1570-7571 volume 45
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Divorce (Islamic law).
- Divorce (Islamic law)--Denmark.
- Divorce--Law and legislation--Denmark.
- Divorce.
- Conflict of laws--Divorce--Denmark.
- Conflict of laws.
- Welfare state--Denmark.
- Welfare state.
- Muslim women--Legal status, laws, etc--Denmark.
- Muslim women.
- Women (Islamic law).
- Islamic law--Methodology.
- Islamic law.
- Imams (Mosque officers)--Denmark.
- Imams (Mosque officers).
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xiii, 313 pages) illustrations
- Place of Publication:
- Leiden Boston Brill 2025
- Summary:
- "Based on seven years of ethnographic fieldwork in Denmark this study investigates how Islamic legal processes work before and after the emergence of Islamic divorce councils around 2021. The author begins by laying out a new methodology for the study of Sharia, which leads him to several surprising conclusions. The study for example demonstrates that Islamic legal practices constitute an integrated part of how the Danish welfare state operates, that female Muslim leaders play important roles in Islamic divorce processes, and that the demand for Islamic divorce councils is generated as a byproduct of Muslim women's agency"-- Provided by publisher
- Contents:
- Epistemology and Methodology in the Study of Sharia
- The Islamic Juridical Vacuum and the Welfare State
- Substructures of the Demand
- Women's Networks and Female Leaders
- Islamic Legal Practices in the Islamic Juridical Vacuum
- Political Strategies against Parallel Legal Orders
- Until Death Separates Us
- The Islamic Divorce Council
- The Imam Ali Mosque
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references
- Print version record
- Other Format:
- Print version Petersen, Jesper Islamic juridical vacuum
- ISBN:
- 9789004700260
- 9004700269
- OCLC:
- 1519270171
- Publisher Number:
- 10.1163/9789004700260 DOI
- Access Restriction:
- Some versions Open access versions available from some providers open access
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