| Description |
1 online resource (xxix, 335 pages) : illustrations. |
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polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
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Oxford Islamic Legal Studies
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Oxford Islamic legal studies.
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| Summary |
This book seeks to open new lines of discussion about how Islamic law is viewed as a potential tool for programs of social transformation in contemporary Muslim society. It does this through a critical examination of the workings of the state shari'a system as it was designed and implemented at the turn of the twenty-first century in Aceh, Indonesia. While the empirical details of these discussions are unique, this particular case presents a remarkable site for investigating thebroader issue of the impact of instrumentalist, future-oriented visions of Islamic law on modern Muslim calls for the. |
| Contents |
Introduction -- Islam in visions of Aceh's past (and future) -- Reconfigurations of religious education and authority -- Institutionalizing the Ulama -- The legislation of Islam -- The jurisdiction and jurisprudence of Shari'a courts -- State-directed Dawa and the Shari'a bureaucracy -- Sanctions and socialization -- Shari'a and social engineering. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Islamic law -- Indonesia -- Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam.
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Social engineering -- Indonesia -- Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam.
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LAW -- Essays. |
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LAW -- General Practice. |
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LAW -- Jurisprudence. |
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LAW -- Paralegals & Paralegalism. |
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LAW -- Practical Guides. |
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LAW -- Reference. |
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Social engineering. |
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Islamic law. |
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Indonesia -- Aceh. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Feener, R. Michael. Shari'a and Social Engineering. Oxford : OUP Oxford, 2013 9780191668074 (DLC) 2013945314 |
| ISBN |
9780191668067 (electronic book) |
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0191668060 (electronic book) |
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9780191668074 (electronic book) |
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0191668079 (electronic book) |
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9780191758072 (ebook) |
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0191758078 (ebook) |
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9780199678846 |
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0199678847 (hardback) |
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