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02323aam a2200409Ii 4500 001 659DF4287E8611E8BC70ED0E97128E48 003 SILO 005 20180703010031 008 180329s2018 nyu b 001 0 eng d 020 $a 0199325057 020 $a 9780199325054 020 $a 0199325065 020 $a 9780199325061 035 $a (OCoLC)1029761087 040 $a FEM $b eng $e rda $c FEM $d FEM $d OCLCQ $d BDX $d OCLCO $d CGP $d L2U $d OCLCF $d OCLCQ $d STF $d NML $d SILO 050 14 $a KBP144 $b .E76 2018 082 04 $a 340.5/9 $2 23 100 1 $a Esposito, John L. $d 1940- $e author. 245 10 $a Shariah / $c John L. Esposito, Natana J. Delong-Bas. 264 1 $a New York : $b Oxford University Press, $c [2018] 300 $a xii, 334 pages ; $c 21 cm. 490 1 $a What everyone needs to know 504 $a Includes bibliographical references (pages 295-311) and index. 505 0 $a 1. Shariah and Islamic Law: Myths and Realities -- 2. Shariah: The Big Picture -- 3. Shariah Courts -- 4. The Five Pillars of Islam and Community Life -- 5. Women, Gender, and the Family -- 6. Government, Law, and Order 7. Freedom and Human Rights -- 8. War, Peace, and the Common Good -- 9. Criminal Law and Justice -- 10. Islamic Finance in a Global World -- 11. Science, Bioethics, and Human Life 520 $a "Shariah has been portrayed as a medieval system that oppresses women, stifles human rights, and imposes harsh punishments like stoning and amputation. In reality, however, Shariah is a complex concept that has been interpreted in many ways over time and around the world. It plays a vital role in the lives of Muslims around the world, offering guidance on everything from personal morality to ritual practices, family life, and finance ... [This book is a] ... guide to this little-understood but often caricatured system"--Amazon.com. 650 0 $a Islamic law 650 7 $a Islamic law $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00979949 700 1 $a DeLong-Bas, Natana J, $e author. 830 0 $a What everyone needs to know. 941 $a 5 952 $l OPAX566 $d 20200923010124.0 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20191210015836.0 952 $l UQAX771 $d 20190129010744.0 952 $l SAPG074 $d 20181016010557.0 952 $l GAAX314 $d 20180703010059.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=659DF4287E8611E8BC70ED0E97128E48 994 $a Z0 $b HL6Initiate Another SILO Locator Search