Clark, Brigitte --- "A comparative method for the study of law and religion: is this a defensible methodology?" [2019] ELECD 2586; in Sandberg, Russell; Doe, Norman; Kane, Bronach; Roberts, Caroline (eds), "Research Handbook on Interdisciplinary Approaches to Law and Religion" (Edward Elgar Publishing, 2019) 341

Book Title: Research Handbook on Interdisciplinary Approaches to Law and Religion

Editor(s): Sandberg, Russell; Doe, Norman; Kane, Bronach; Roberts, Caroline

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing

Section: Chapter 18

Section Title: A comparative method for the study of law and religion: is this a defensible methodology?

Author(s): Clark, Brigitte

Number of pages: 26

Abstract/Description:

This chapter explores the value of a comparative approach to law and religion by using a case study of the rising prevalence of unregistered Islamic marriages in both England and South Africa and the consequences of these marriages.