Challenging the secular state : the Islamization of law in modern Indonesia / Arskal Salim.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Salim, Arskal.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Law--Indonesia.

Law.

Constitutional law--Indonesia.

Constitutional law.

Islamic law--Indonesia.

Islamic law.

Islam and state--Indonesia.

Islam and state.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (274 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Honolulu : University of Hawaii Press, c2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Challenging the Secular State examines Muslim efforts to incorporate shari'a (religious law) into modern Indonesia's legal system from the time of independence in 1945 to the present. The author argues that attempts to formally implement shari'a in Indonesia, the world's most populous Muslim state, have always been marked by tensions between the political aspirations of proponents and opponents of shari'a and by resistance from the national government. As a result, although pro-shari'a movements have made significant progress in recent years, shari'a remains tightly confined within Indonesia's secular legal system.The author first places developments in Indonesia within a broad historical and geographic context, offering a provocative analysis of the Ottoman empire's millet system and thoughtful comparisons of different approaches to pro-shari'a movements in other Muslim countries (Saudi Arabia, Iran, Pakistan). He then describes early aspirations for the formal implementation of shari'a in Indonesia in the context of modern understandings of religious law as conflicting with the idea of the nation-state.Later chapters explore the efforts of Islamic parties in Indonesia to include shari'a in national law. Salim offers a detailed analysis of debates over the constitution and possible amendments to it concerning the obligation of Indonesian Muslims to follow Islamic law. A study of the Zakat Law illustrates the complicated relationship between the religious duties of Muslim citizens and the nonreligious character of the modern nation-state. Chapters look at how Islamization has deepened with the enactment of the Zakat Law and demonstrate the incongruities that have emerged from its implementation. The efforts of local Muslims to apply shari'a in particular regions are also discussed. Attempts at the Islamization of laws in Aceh are especially significant because it is the only province in Indonesia that has been allowed to move toward a shari'a-based system. The book concludes with a review of the profound conflicts and tensions found in the motivations behind Islamization.

Contents:

Shari'a and the nation-state

Islamization and nationalism

The constitutionalization of Shari'a

The nationalization of Shari'a

The localization of Shari'a in Aceh.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 28. Aug 2019)

Includes bibliographical references (p. 227-247) and index.

ISBN:

9780824868963

082486896X

9780824861797

0824861795

9781441619877

1441619879

OCLC:

436769204