This book originated in the panel “Sharia Dynamics” I organized that convened at the annual meetings of the Association for Asian Studies in Philadelphia, PA, during March 2014. Later that year, in December, I co-organized the panel “Producing Sharia, Producing Anthropology” with Matthew S. Erie that took place at the annual meetings of the American Anthropological Association (AAA) in Washington, DC. Subsequently, I have worked to bring both groups of scholars together and to extend our discussion and collaboration. I would like to thank all those who helped both groups of scholars and other contributors in their various research projects. I also thank the Association for Asian Studies and the AAA conference organizers and the Society for the Anthropology of Religion for positively reviewing these panels and including them in their programs. Following these panels, many contributors shared their revised papers with the group and received some helpful input from each other. I thank all the contributors for their cooperation and collaboration on this book project. We also extend special thanks to Saba Mahmood, who served as a discussant together with me at the AAA “Producing Sharia, Producing Anthropology” panel. We are grateful that she stayed late to share her thoughts with the presenters and sent an electronic file with her constructive feedback on each of the papers. I also thank the series editor, Tulasi Srivinas, and the anonymous reviewer for their helpful suggestions and insights.