1st Edition
Routledge Handbook of Religious Laws
Introduction. Religious Laws and Their Comparison. Theoretical and Methodological Issues, Rossella Bottoni, Silvio Ferrari and Russell Sandberg Section 1. History 1. The Jewish Tradition: A History, Joseph David 2. The Christian Tradition: A History, Kenneth Pennington 3. The Islamic Tradition: A History, Knut. S. Vikør 4. The Hindu Tradition: A History, Domenico Francavilla 5. Comparative Remarks: A History of Religious Laws, John Tolan Section 2. Sources of Law 6. Jewish Law: The Sources, Joseph David 7. Christian Law: The Sources, Burkhard J. Berkmann 8. Islamic Law: The Sources Knut. S. Vikør 9. Hindu Law: The Sources, Domenico Francavilla 10. Comparative Remarks: The Sources of Religious Laws, Gary Bell Section 3. Dynamics of Belonging and Status 11. Jewish Law: Dynamics of Belonging and Status, Suzanne Last Stone 12. Christian Law: Dynamics of Belonging and Status, Norman Doe 13. Islamic Law: Dynamics of Belonging and Status, Anver M. Emon 14. Hindu Law: Dynamics of Belonging and Status, Werner Menski and Kalindi Kokal, 15. Comparative Remarks: Religious Laws and Dynamics of Belonging and Status, Francis Messner Section 4. Marriage 16. Jewish Law: Marriage, Elimelech Westreich and Avishalom Westreich 17. Christian Law: Marriage, Augustín Motilla 18. Islamic Law: Marriage, Roberta Aluffi 19. Hindu Law: Marriage, Werner Menski and Gopika Solanki 20. Comparative Remarks: Religious Laws and Marriage, Yüksel Sezgin Section 5. The Legal Other 21. Jewish Law Perspectives: The Legal Other, Suzanne Last Stone 22. Christian Law Perspectives: The Legal Other, Norman Doe 23. Islamic Law Perspectives: The Legal Other, Anver M. Emon 24. Hindu Law Perspectives: The Legal Other, Werner Menski and Zoe Headley 25. Comparative Remarks: Religious Laws and the Legal Other, Adam B. Seligman
Biography
Rossella Bottoni is a Researcher and an Adjunct Professor at the Catholic University of Milan, Italy. She has published extensively in both English and Italian on aspects relating to law and religion.
Silvio Ferrari is Professor of Law and Religion at the University of Milan, Italy. He has been Visiting Professor at the University of California, USA (1994 and 2001), the Institute for Advanced Legal Studies, London (1998–99), the Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes, Sorbonne, Paris (2004) and the CTI, Princeton (2014).
"Those interested in diversifying perspectives on the foundations of the law in research or in teaching will find this handbook a fantastic resource." - Mariëtta D. C. van der Tol, Religious Studies Review
