Wahhābī Islam Facing the Challenges of Modernity

Dār Al-Iftā In the Modern Saudi State
1. Auflage 2010
ISBN: 978-90-04-18469-5
Verlag: Brill

Buch, Englisch, Band 32, 208 Seiten, Format (B × H): 165 mm x 244 mm, Gewicht: 522 g

Reihe: Studies in Islamic Law and Society

This book focuses on the history and work of the Saudi Dar al-Ifta, one of the most central modern Islamic official religious institutions. The study was undertaken from two perspectives: (1) Dar al-Ifta creation, power structure, functions and the sociopolitical environment in which it operates; and (2) The actual work of this institution, mainly the mechanisms by which modern Saudi state muftis cope with clashes between Wahhabi idealism and the reality of an evolving society. This is a critical work which updates the readers' grasp of contemporary law and society in the modern Saudi state, in particular, and in Islamic jurisprudence in general.

Zielgruppe

This book is primarily intended for researchers in Islamic studies, but will also interest non-specialists who want to learn about modern Islamic society.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Al-Atawneh, Muhammad

Fachgebiete

• Rechtswissenschaften Ausländisches Recht Islamisches Recht
• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein Religionssoziologie und -psychologie, Spiritualität, Mystik
• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Sonstige Religionen Religiöse Institutionen & Gemeinschaften, Klerus, Mönchstum
• Geisteswissenschaften Islam & Islamische Studien Islam & Islamische Studien
• Geisteswissenschaften Islam & Islamische Studien Islamisches Recht

Über Autor(innen)

Al-Atawneh, Muhammad
Muhammad K. Al Atawneh, Ph.D. (2004) in modern Islamic Studies, Ben Gurion University, is senior lecturer at Ben Gurion University. He has published extensively on Islamic law and society in contemporary Arab and Islamic worlds with an emphasis on Wahhab Islam.