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<p>Recent events in Pakistan and the Islamic world have sparked an unprecedented level of interest in the relationship between Islam and democracy. <i>In the Shadow of Shari'ah</i>sets out to prove that Islam and the democratic ethos are neither compatible nor incompatible in any permanent or specific sense. Rather, the two work more or less in concert in relation to the historically embedded choices of individual Muslims and their specific approaches to Islamic law.</p> <p>Studies of shari'ah,

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Author

Matthew J Nelson; Columbia University. Press

Publisher

Columbia University Press

Published

2011

Language

EN

ISBN

9780231700726

Category

history

Subjects

History, Islam, Political Science

Rating

2.5 / 5 (2 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-13