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...

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Published in:Journal of law, religion and state
Main Author: Ahmed, Imran (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill 2020
In: 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
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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