Living Sharia Law and Practice in Malaysia / Timothy P. Daniels.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Daniels, Timothy P., 1960- author.

Series:

Critical dialogues in Southeast Asian studies.

Critical dialogues in Southeast Asian studies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Islamic law.

Islam--Social aspects.

Islam and politics.

Islam and politics--Malaysia.

Islam--Social aspects--Malaysia.

Islam.

Islamic law--Malaysia.

Malaysia.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (281 pages) : illustrations.

Place of Publication:

Seattle : University of Washington Press, [2017]

Summary:

"Examines the sociopolitical roles that sharia plays in Malaysia today. Drawing on fieldwork and textual research, it probes the contested implementation of Islamic family and criminal laws and sharia economics, and delineates cultural frameworks for understanding sharia among Muslims and non-Muslims. These include the views of Malay secular nationalists, political Islamic activists, Muslim feminists, Islamic NGOs, Sufi revivalists, liberal Muslim reformers, opposition party leaders, a non-Muslim social democratic political party, and liberal rights organizations. This thoughtful ethnography demonstrates that the way people think about sharia is often entangled with notions about race, gender equality, nation, liberal pluralism, citizenship, and universal human rights. Close investigation of the way diverse members of Malaysian society speak, write, and think about sharia reveals that ideas about sharia are not isolated from or always opposed to liberal pluralism and secularism. Intra-Muslim contests as well as Muslim and non-Muslim skirmishes chronicle revealing faultlines and suggest areas of potential compromise"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introduction : sharia and the anthropology of knowledge

Sharia in Malaysia : the historical background

Family law : religious officials, reasoning style, and controversies

Criminal law : taking the middle road

Economics : the Malaysian state, Darul Arqam, and the Islamic Party of Malaysia

Pro-sharia discourses : race, religion, and nation

Contra-sharia discourses : Islamic and secular human rights

Individual views, voices, and practices

Conclusion : sharia cultural models and sociopolitical projects.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780295742564

0295742569

OCLC:

973733659