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Sharia and the State in Pakistan Blasphemy
Politics (Routledge Studies in South
Asian Politics)
Sinopsis
This book analyses the formulation,
interpretation and implementation of sharia in
Pakistan and its relationship with the Pakistani
state whilst addressing the complexity of sharia
as a codified set of laws.Drawing on insights
from Islamic studies, anthropology and legal
studies to examine the interactions between
ideas, institutions and political actors that
have enabled blasphemy laws to become the site
of continuous controversy, this book furthers the
readers8217 understanding of Pakistani
politics and presents the transformation of
sharia from a pluralistic religious precepts to
a set of rigid laws. Using new materials,
including government documents and Urdu language
newspapers, the author contextualises the larger
political debate within Pakistan and utilises a
comparative and historical nbspframework to
weave descriptions of various events with
discussions on sharia and blasphemy.A
contribution to the growing body of literature,
which explores the role of state in shaping the
religion and religious politics in
Muslim-majority countries, this book will be of
interest to academics working on South Asian
Politics, Political Islam, Sharia Law, and the
relationship of Religion and the State.