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Islamic Modern : Religious Courts and Cultural Politics in Malaysia /

How do Islamic courts work? What sorts of cultural understandings inform judicial process and litigants' strategies? How do women's claims fare? Do these courts promote social tolerance? And how do states use them to consolidate power, build nations, and shape a modern citizenry? These are...

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Autor principal: Peletz, Michael G. (Autor)
Otros Autores: Eickelman, Dale F. (Contribuidor), Piscatori, James (Contribuidor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, [2018]
Colección:Princeton Studies in Muslim Politics ; 83
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • CONTENTS
  • LIST OF MAPS
  • LIST OF TABLES
  • FOREWORD
  • ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
  • NOTE ON SPELLING, TERMINOLOGY, AND CURRENCY
  • INTRODUCTION
  • PART ONE: The Culture, Political Economy, and History of the Islamic Courts
  • CHAPTER ONE: Locating Islamic Magistrates and Their Courts in History
  • CHAPTER TWO: The Work of the Courts
  • CHAPTER THREE: Litigant Strategies and Patterns of Resistance
  • PART TWO: Modernity and Governmentality in Islamic Courts and Other Domains
  • CHAPTER FOUR: Reinscribing Authenticity and Identity
  • CHAPTER FIVE: Producing Good Subjects, "Asian Values," and New Types of Criminality
  • CONCLUSION: Islam, Modernity, and Civil Society
  • NOTES
  • GLOSSARY OF FREQUENTLY USED MALAY TERMS
  • BIBLIOGRAPHY
  • INDEX