With a particular emphasis on definitions, continuities, and change, this edited volume examines the historical role and function of haya' – or feelings of shame, modesty, and honor – in Islamic theology and law, and explores contemporary Muslims' engagements with the concept. The book explores various conceptions of haya' and the practices associated with the concept in both Muslim majority and minority contexts.

The empirically rich contributions reveal how haya' is socially constructed in varying social and cultural environments across the globe. From medieval Islam to the modern day, this book demonstrates the importance of haya' and its temporal and spatial transformations.

Ayang Utriza Yakin is a guest lecturer in Islamic law and research associate at UCLouvain, Belgium, and a postdoctoral researcher at Sciences Po Bordeaux, France.

Adis Duderija is Senior Lecturer in Islam and Society and Senior Fellow at the Centre for Interfaith and Intercultural Dialogue at Griffith University, Australia.

An Van Raemdonck is postdoctoral researcher at the Centre for Research on Culture and Gender, Ghent University, Belgium.