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1 Online-Ressource
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illustrations
ISBN:
9780520974470
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0520974476
Inhalt:
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 in which Muslim men and women experience the myriad dimensions of sharia often go unnoticed and unpublicized. So too do recent historical changes in sharia judiciaries and contemporary strategies on the part of political and religious elites, social engineers, and brand stewards to shape, solidify, and
Anmerkung:
Includes bibliographical references and index
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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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ISBN 9780520339910
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ISBN 0520339916
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ISBN 9780520339927
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ISBN 0520339924
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Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Peletz, Michael G Sharia transformations Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2020] ISBN 9780520339910
Sprache:
Englisch
