Sharia Transformations: Cultural Politics and the Rebranding of an Islamic Judiciary - Couverture souple

Peletz, Michael G.

 
9780520339927: Sharia Transformations: Cultural Politics and the Rebranding of an Islamic Judiciary
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ISBN 10 : 0520339924 ISBN 13 : 9780520339927
Editeur : University of California Press, 2020

Synopsis

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 rebrand these institutions.

Sharia Transformations is an ethnographic, historical, and theoretical study of the practice and lived entailments of sharia in Malaysia, arguably the most economically successful Muslim-majority nation in the world. The book focuses on the routine everyday practices of Malaysia's sharia courts and the changes that have occurred in the court discourses and practices in recent decades. Michael G. Peletz approaches Malaysia's sharia judiciary as a global assemblage and addresses important issues in the humanistic and social-scientific literature concerning how Malays and other Muslims engage ethical norms and deal with law, social justice, and governance in a rapidly globalizing world.


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À propos de l?auteur

Michael G. Peletz is Samuel Candler Dobbs Professor of Anthropology at Emory University. His books include Islamic Modern and Gender Pluralism, as well as Reason and Passion and A Share of the Harvest.

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Éditeur
University of California Press
Date d'édition
2020
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0520339924
ISBN 13 
9780520339927
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
307
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
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9780520339910: Sharia Transformations: Cultural Politics and the Rebranding of an Islamic Judiciary

Edition présentée

ISBN 10 :  0520339916 ISBN 13 :  9780520339910
Editeur : University of California Press, 2020
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