num_pages: 425
description: This multidisciplinary study discusses the historical, social and legal contexts of Shari'a law reform in South Asia, their methodology and juristic basis, the debate between the traditionalists and modernists over their legality, the resultant political and social tensions, and their successin improving the social position of Muslim women.
language: English
title: Shari'a Law and Society: Tradition and Change in South Asia
titlecomplete: Shari'a Law and Society: Tradition and Change in South Asia
publisher: Oxford University Press