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1 online resource : illustrations |
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polychrome |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| 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 |
| Summary |
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 |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
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Islam and politics -- Malaysia.
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Islam and politics. |
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Malaysia. |
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Islam and politics.
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Islam -- Social aspects -- Malaysia.
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Islam -- Social aspects. |
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Islamic ethics -- Malaysia.
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Islamic law -- Malaysia.
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Islamic ethics. |
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Islamic law.
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Islamic law. |
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Anthropology -- General. |
| Other Form: |
Print version: Peletz, Michael G. Sharia transformations. Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2020] 9780520339910 (DLC) 2019042710 (OCoLC)1120092335 |
| ISBN |
9780520974470 electronic book |
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0520974476 electronic book |
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9780520339910 hardcover |
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0520339916 hardcover |
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9780520339927 paperback |
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0520339924 paperback |
| Standard No. |
10.1525/9780520974470 |
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