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Divorcing Traditions : Islamic Marriage Law and the Making of Indian Secularism /
"This book seeks to reshape our understanding of secularism, Muslim law, and divorce in contemporary India. Drawing on the most seminal recent analyses of secularism--including those of Hussain Ali Agrama and Saba Mahmood, as well as the longstanding work of Talal Asad--Lemons argues that secul...
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Ithaca, New York :
Cornell University Press,
2019.
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| Colección: | Book collections on Project MUSE.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Islamic law as a secular practice
- Personal law and the crisis of Muslim divorce
- The rhetoric of divorce : perseverence, property, and the private family
- Neither alternative nor parallel : the Dar ul Qaza's non-state secularism
- The belatedness of law : fatwas and the political economy of divorce
- The court of God's word : spiritual healing as embodied adjudication
- Conclusion : particular but not exceptional : Indian secularism and minority traditions.