Title
What is Sharia Law?
Files
Description
What is sharia law? You’d think we’d all be able to answer that question, given how much we hear the name. But most non-Muslims known almost nothing about it. Is it the Muslim version of a catechism? Is it a legal system that directs Islamic politicians and the courts? And, how does it manage interpretive disagreements? Are its precepts obvious or does it inspire deep controversies even among its adherents? These are the questions that will guide this episode of Why? Radio.
Rob Gleave is Professor of Arabic Studies and Principal Investigator on the Understanding Sharia and Law, Authority and Learning in Imami Shi’ite Islam projects. He is a member of the Center for the Study of Islam (CSI), and was its director from 2011 until 2018. His research interests include Islamic legal theory, particularly legal hermeneutics, and the history of Shi’ite legal thought and institutions. Click here to see his principal publications.
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Publication Date
2-10-2019
Publisher
Institute for Philosophy in Public Life
City
Grand Forks, ND
Keywords
Church and state ; Islamic law--History.
Disciplines
Philosophy
Recommended Citation
Weinstein, Jack Russell and Gleave, Robert, "What is Sharia Law?" (2019). Why? Radio Podcast Archive. 15.
https://commons.und.edu/why-radio-archive/15