Islam, law, and equality in Indonesia : an anthropology of public reasoning / John R. Bowen.
By: Bowen, John R. (John Richard) [author].
Publisher: Cambridge, UK : New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2003Description: xvi, 289p.ISBN: 9780521824828.Subject(s): Legal polycentricity -- Indonesia | Islamic law -- Indonesia | Adat law -- Indonesia -- Aceh | Domestic relations -- Indonesia -- Aceh -- Case studiesDDC classification: 340.5909598 Online resources: Click here to access online | Click here to access online | Click here to access online | Click here to access online Summary: In Indonesia, the world's largest Muslim-majority country, Muslims struggle to reconcile radically different sets of social norms and laws, including those derived from Islam, local social norms, and contemporary ideas about gender equality and law. This book explores this struggle through archival and ethnographic research and interviews with national figures.| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 269-282) and index.
In Indonesia, the world's largest Muslim-majority country, Muslims struggle to reconcile radically different sets of social norms and laws, including those derived from Islam, local social norms, and contemporary ideas about gender equality and law. This book explores this struggle through archival and ethnographic research and interviews with national figures.
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