What is the sharia? / Baudoin Dupret ; [translated by David Bond]

In the West, 'sharia' often calls to mind antiquated laws founded upon gender discrimination and barbaric punishments. In the East, for some it means the ideal standards by which Muslims strive to live; for others, it is the greatest obstacle to modernisation of their societies. These clas...

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Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	Dupret, Baudouin (Author)
Other Authors:	Bond, David (Translator) (Translator)
Other title:	Charia. English
Format:	Book
Language:	English French
Published:	London : C. Hurst & Co. (Publishers) Ltd, published in association with the Aga Khan University Institute for the Study of Muslim Civilisations (AKU-ISMC), 2018.
Subjects:	Islamic law > Popular works. Islamic law. Popular works.