Sharia Transformations Cultural Politics and the Rebranding of an Islamic Judiciary

Few symbols in today's world are as laden and fraught as sharia--an Arabic-origin term referring to the straight path, the path God revealed for humans, the norms and rules guiding Muslims on that path, and Islamic law and normativity as enshrined in sacred texts or formal statute. Yet the ways...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Peletz, Michael G. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Oakland, California University of California Press [2020]
Subjects:
Islam and politics > Malaysia.
Islam and politics.
Islam > Social aspects > Malaysia.
Islamic ethics > Malaysia.
Islamic law > Malaysia.
Islamic law.
Islam > Aspect social > Malaisie.
Morale islamique > Malaisie.
Droit islamique > Malaisie.
Droit islamique.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > General.
Islam and politics
Islam > Social aspects
Islamic ethics
Islamic law
Malaysia
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • List of Illustrations
  • Acknowledgments
  • Abbreviations and Acronyms
  • Note on Spelling, Terminology, and Currency
  • Glossary of Frequently Used Malay Terms
  • Introduction: Sharia, Cultural Politics, Anthropology
  • 1. Sharia Judiciary as Global Assemblage: Islamization, Corporatization, and Other Transformations in Context
  • 2. A Tale of Two Courts: Judicial Transformation, Corporate Islamic Governmentality, and the New Punitiveness
  • 3. What Are Sulh Sessions? After Ijtihad, Islamic ADR, and Pastoral Power
  • 4. Discourse, Practice, and Rebranding in Kuala Lumpur's Sharia Courthouse
  • 5. Are Women Getting (More) Justice? Ethnographic, Historical, and Comparative Perspectives
  • Conclusion
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index

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