The Politics of Congregational Prayer: Trust, Public Health, and Religious Authority in Pakistan
Abstract Religious authorities in many Muslim-majority countries have argued that the suspension of communal prayers during an epidemic does not contravene Islamic law. In Pakistan, such measures have proven difficult to enforce, in part because many religious leaders in the country have opposed the...
Published in: | Journal of law, religion and state |
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Brill
2020
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Journal of law, religion and state
Year: 2020, Volume: 8, Issue: 2/3, Pages: 251-271 |
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Pakistan
/ Religious practice
/ Restriction
/ State
/ Medicine, Preventive
/ COVID-19 (Disease)
/ Pandemic
/ Infection
/ Protection magic
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RelBib Classification: | AD Sociology of religion; religious policy BJ Islam KBM Asia ZC Politics in general |
Further subjects: | B
Modernization
B Coronavirus B Pakistan B constitutional politics B Islamic Law B religious authority B Colonization B Public health |
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