{"product_id":"9781487554378-shariand-x2bf-a-and-life","title":"Shariʿa and Life","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAuthority, Compromise, and Mission in European Mosques\u003cbr\u003eShariʿa and Life examines the degree of individual discretion and flexibility Muslims apply when reconciling the challenges of everyday life with their religious beliefs.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawing on five years of field studies in pragmatic- and dogmatic-inclined mosques across Europe, \u003ci\u003eShariʿa and Life\u003c\/i\u003e explores how Muslims engage with shariʿa 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 shariʿa-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 shariʿa 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\u003eShariʿa and Life\u003c\/i\u003e gives voice to those often left voiceless and demonstrates the great discretion and flexibility with which tensions between shariʿa and life are resolved.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40879672197217,"sku":"9781487554378","price":37.82,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_38204621_ae47b72e-5e91-4062-a7a8-b0061fb02dcf.jpg?v=1763801130","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781487554378-shariand-x2bf-a-and-life","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}