Item type | Current library | Home library | Shelving location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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Books | American University in Dubai | American University in Dubai | Main Collection | DS 244.63 .A47 2011 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 5027375 |
"Simultaneously published in the USA and Canada by Routledge."
Includes bibliographical references and index.
1. Introduction -- 2. Context -- 3. The Sunni Fiqh -- 4. Further Perspectives on the Sunni Fiqh -- 5. Intellectual Interaction -- 6. Political Struggle -- 7. Countering Policy in the 1990s -- 8. Petitions and Challenges -- 9. The Monarchy and Support -- 10. Appeasement -- 11. External Focus -- 12. Political Realism -- 13. Conclusion
This book examines the link between Islamic thought/jurisprudence on the one hand and political action on the other. It shows how reformism is deeply rooted in Islamic tradition and how Sunni scholars have become activists for change in Saudi Arabia.
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