Afsaruddin, Asma,  1958- <br/><br/>
Contemporary issues in Islam / 
Asma Afsaruddin. 
 - 1 online resource. 
 - The new Edinburgh Islamic surveys .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/> This book deals with certain ""hot-button"" contemporary issues in Islam that are often the focus of public scrutiny, including the Sharia, jihad, the caliphate, women's status, and interfaith relations. Notably, it places the discussion of these topics within a longer historical framework in order to reveal their multiple interpretations and contested applications over time. Most public and some academic discourses however present the Islamic tradition as unchanging and therefore unable to respond to the modern world. Such an ahistorical approach fosters the belief that Muslim and Western soc. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780748695751 0748695753 9780748632244 0748632247 
<br/><br/><label>Source: </label>9780748695751  CodeMantra 
<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. No.: </label>GBB683211  bnb 
<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: </label>017733845  Uk 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Chronological Terms: </label><br/>2000-2099 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Islam--History--21st century.<br/>Islam and politics.<br/>Islamic law.<br/>Women in Islam.<br/>Muslims--United States.<br/>Religion--Islam--History.<br/>Islam.<br/>Islam and politics.<br/>Islamic law.<br/>Muslims.<br/>Women in Islam.<br/>RELIGION / Islam / General
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>United States.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books.<br/>History.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>DS63.123  / .A37 2015eb 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>297.0905