Russell Powell Professor Vijay K. Bhatia Ms. Anne Wagner, PhD
Words in both law and religion can shape power relationships and are often highly disputed. "Shari a "lies within the overlap of these two spheres and provides a unique subject for the study of meaning in that liminal space. This book contributes important insights related to Islamic jurisprudence and secularism in the Turkish context and regarding the role of language in contested legal and religious contexts.
The study begins by providing a historical framework for the ideas and terms covered, including concepts of religion in general, "Shari a "in particular, and secularism in the...
Words in both law and religion can shape power relationships and are often highly disputed. "Shari a "lies within the overlap of these two spheres ...
Christoph A. Hafner Ms. Anne Wagner, PhD Professor Vijay K. Bhatia
This book brings together academics and practitioners from a range of disciplines from more than twenty countries to reflect on the growing importance of transparency, power and control in our international community and how these concerns and ideas have been examined, used and interpreted in a range of national and international contexts. Contributors explore these issues from a range of overlapping concerns and perspectives, such as semiotic, sociolinguistic, psychological, philosophical, and visual in diverse socio-political, administrative, institutional, as well as legal contexts. The...
This book brings together academics and practitioners from a range of disciplines from more than twenty countries to reflect on the growing importance...
