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Living Sharia : Law and Practice in Malaysia /

"Examines the sociopolitical roles that sharia plays in Malaysia today. Drawing on fieldwork and textual research, it probes the contested implementation of Islamic family and criminal laws and sharia economics, and delineates cultural frameworks for understanding sharia among Muslims and non-M...

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Détails bibliographiques
Auteur principal: Daniels, Timothy P., 1960- (Auteur)
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Seattle : University of Washington Press, [2017]
Collection:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • Introduction : sharia and the anthropology of knowledge
  • Sharia in Malaysia : the historical background
  • Family law : religious officials, reasoning style, and controversies
  • Criminal law : taking the middle road
  • Economics : the Malaysian state, Darul Arqam, and the Islamic Party of Malaysia
  • Pro-sharia discourses : race, religion, and nation
  • Contra-sharia discourses : Islamic and secular human rights
  • Individual views, voices, and practices
  • Conclusion : sharia cultural models and sociopolitical projects.