Loading…
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...
| Main Author: | |
|---|---|
| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
| Published: |
Ithaca, New York :
Cornell University Press,
2019.
|
| Series: | Book collections on Project MUSE.
|
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | Texto completo |
Table of Contents:
- 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.