"Integrating a mixed-methods approach to the study of religion, Sharia and Life fills a gap in the literature. The book presents an interesting examination of the European Council of Fatwa and Research, suggesting that it has not been an efficacious body for developing European fatwa. Uriya Shavit and Fabian Spengler offer a useful analysis of the council and its future, as well as the possibilities for thinking beyond the wasati-salafi approach to Islam in Europe." --Anver M. Emon, Professor of Law and History and Director of the Institute of Islamic Studies, University of Toronto, and Canada Research Chair in Islamic Law and History "An original and thought-provoking study. The book challenges easy interpretations of the role of sharia and fatwas in Western Muslim lives and is essential reading for anyone interested in the sociology of religious law and the development of Islamic life in the West." --Roberto Tottoli, Rector, University of Naples L'Orientale, and editor of the Routledge Handbook of Islam in the West "I highly recommend reading this book, which provides a groundbreaking thesis on a crucial issue: how fatwas are diffused and negotiated and what impact they have in the actual everyday lives of Muslims, including in organizing a religious life that is in line with the circumstances and conditions of reality." --Iyad Zahalka, Qadi of the Sharia High Court of Appeal and Director of the Sharia Court's Administration in Israel.