The Sociology of Shari’a: Case Studies from around the World

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Possamai, Adam (Editor), Richardson, James T. (Editor), Turner, Bryan S. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
• Series: Boundaries of Religious Freedom: Regulating Religion in Diverse Societies, 1
• Subjects: Social sciences.; Religion.; Social structure.; Social inequality.; Religion and sociology.; Social Sciences.; Sociology of Religion.; Religious Studies, general.; Social Structure, Social Inequality.

This edited volume offers a collection of papers that presents a comparative analysis of the development of Shari’a in countries with Muslim minorities, such as America, Australia, China, Germany,  Italy, Singapore, South Africa and the Philippines, as well as countries with Muslim majorities, such...