Heaven on earth : a journey through shari'a law
Almost 1400 years after the Prophet Muhammad first articulated God's law - the sharia - its earthly interpreters are still arguing over what it means. Hardliners reduce it to amputations, veiling, holy war and stonings. Others say that it is humanity's only guarantee of a just societ
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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London :
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| Summary: | Almost 1400 years after the Prophet Muhammad first articulated God's law - the sharia - its earthly interpreters are still arguing over what it means. Hardliners reduce it to amputations, veiling, holy war and stonings. Others say that it is humanity's only guarantee of a just societ |
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| Physical Description: | xx, 332 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [299]-316) and index |
| ISBN: | 1847920160 (hardback : alk. paper) 9781847920164 (hardback : alk. paper) 9781847920171 (paperback : alk. paper) |