Shari'a and multiple modernities in Western Countries: toward a multi-faith pragmatic modern approach rather than a legal pluralist one?

Adam Possamai

doi:10.1007/978-3-031-27188-5_16

Shari'a and multiple modernities in Western Countries: toward a multi-faith pragmatic modern approach rather than a legal pluralist one?

Adam Possamai

School of Social Sciences

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The aim of this chapter is to situate the debate on legal pluralism and Shari'a within Eisenstadt's multiple modernity thesis, and to argue that, to move the matter further, we should work towards a new multi-faith pragmatic modern project. This, as is discussed, fits with Habermas' post-secular project. This multiple modernities theory is tested on the Australian case and it is discovered that while the theory applies to Shari'a and finances, with regard to other personal laws, we are confronted instead with a new conservative modernity. The chapter concludes by proposing that this theory offers a third way between legal pluralism and 'universal' legalism.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	The Sociology of Shari’a
Subtitle of host publication	Case Studies from Around the World
Editors	Adam Possamai, James T. Richardson, Bryan S. Turner
Publisher	Springer
Pages	325-338
Number of pages	14
Edition	2nd
ISBN (Electronic)	9783031271885
ISBN (Print)	9783031271908, 9783031271878
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-27188-5_16
Publication status	Published - Apr 2023

Publication series

Name	Boundaries of Religious Freedom: Regulating Religion in Diverse Societies
ISSN (Print)	2214-5281
ISSN (Electronic)	2214-529X

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Possamai, A. (2023). Shari'a and multiple modernities in Western Countries: toward a multi-faith pragmatic modern approach rather than a legal pluralist one? In A. Possamai, J. T. Richardson, & B. S. Turner (Eds.), The Sociology of Shari’a: Case Studies from Around the World (2nd ed., pp. 325-338). (Boundaries of Religious Freedom: Regulating Religion in Diverse Societies). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-27188-5_16

Possamai, Adam. / Shari'a and multiple modernities in Western Countries : toward a multi-faith pragmatic modern approach rather than a legal pluralist one?. The Sociology of Shari’a: Case Studies from Around the World. editor / Adam Possamai ; James T. Richardson ; Bryan S. Turner. 2nd. ed. Springer, 2023. pp. 325-338 (Boundaries of Religious Freedom: Regulating Religion in Diverse Societies).

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Possamai A. Shari'a and multiple modernities in Western Countries: toward a multi-faith pragmatic modern approach rather than a legal pluralist one? In Possamai A, Richardson JT, Turner BS, editors, The Sociology of Shari’a: Case Studies from Around the World. 2nd ed. Springer. 2023. p. 325-338. (Boundaries of Religious Freedom: Regulating Religion in Diverse Societies). doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-27188-5_16

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