Shari'a and Social Engineering: the Implementation of Islamic Law in Contemporary Aceh, Indonesia
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Beteilige Person: Feener, R. Michael (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: Oxford Oxford University Press 2013
Schriftenreihe:Oxford Islamic legal studies
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Beschreibung: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
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
Includes bibliographical references and index
Umfang:1 Online-Ressource (xxix, 335 pages)
ISBN:0191668060
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