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Shari'a and Muslim Minorities: The wasati and salafi approaches to fiqh al-aqalliyyat al-Muslima
Based on analysis of hundreds of fatwas and juristic treatises, this book uncovers the internal debates within minority communities on issues including integration, political participation, leisure, finances, and attitudes toward non-Muslims.
Author(s) | By Uriya Shavit (Associate Professor, Associate Professor, Tel Aviv University). |
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Publisher | Oxford University Press |
Format | Hardback |
Pages | 320 |
Published in | United Kingdom |
Published | 12 Nov 2015 |
Availability | Available |
Based on analysis of hundreds of fatwas and juristic treatises, this book uncovers the internal debates within minority communities on issues including integration, political participation, leisure, finances, and attitudes toward non-Muslims.
Introduction ; 1. Wasatiyya and Salafiyya: A Conflict of Ideologies and Methodologies ; 2. The Wasati and Salafi Approaches to the Religious Law of Muslin Minorities ; 3. Muslim Minorities and Non-Muslim Societies ; 4. Muslim Minorities and Non-Muslim Sta
Uriya Shavit is an Associate Professor at the Department for Arabic and Islamic Studies and the Program in Religious Studies at Tel Aviv University. He specializes in the study of Arab discourses on democracy and science, Islamist ideology and Islamic law