{"product_id":"sharia-and-life-9781487554378","title":"Sharia and Life","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawing on five years of field studies in pragmatic- and dogmatic-inclined mosques across Europe, \u003ci\u003eShari?a and Life\u003c\/i\u003e explores how Muslims engage with shari?a norms in general, and specifically with the challenges they face as Muslims living in majority non-Muslim societies.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe book examines how fatwas (advice on shari?a-related matters) are quested, negotiated, paraphrased, contested, or ignored in mosques, on the internet, and elsewhere. It also analyses individual strategies, external to religio-legal discourse, through which Muslims mitigate conflicts between interpretations of shari?a and everyday life.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAmong the issues discussed in the book are financial transactions, education, the workplace, sports, electoral participation, Christmas greetings, proselytizing, and the legitimacy of choosing to live in a non-Muslim country. Shifting the focus from the authors and texts of fatwas to their recipients, \u003ci\u003eShari?a and Life\u003c\/i\u003e gives voice to those often left voi\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eList of Illustrations and Tables Acknowledgments Note on Transliteration   Introduction 1. The Religious Law of Muslim Minorities 2. Across a Wasati-Salafi Spectrum  3. The Mustafti is the Mufti 4. There’s Shariʿa, and There’s Life 5. A Mission with Few Missionaries  Conclusion   Notes Bibliography Index\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Toronto Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48739695886679,"sku":"9781487554378","price":27.9,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781487554378.jpg?v=1720052926","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/sharia-and-life-9781487554378","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}