Shari'a and social engineering : the implementation of Islamic law in contemporary Aceh, Indonesia

✍ Scribed by Feener, R. Michael

• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Year: 2014
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 369
• Series: Oxford Islamic legal studies
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Arguing for new consideration of calls for implementation of Islamic law as projects of future-oriented social transformation, this book presents a critical overview of the day-to-day workings of one of the most complex experiments with the implementation of Islamic law in the contemporary world - that of post-tsunami Aceh.

Abstract:

Arguing for new consideration of calls for implementation of Islamic law as projects of future-oriented social transformation, this book presents a richly-textured critical overview of the day-to-day workings of one of the most complex experiments with the implementation of Islamic law in the contemporary world - that of post-tsunami Aceh. Read more...

✦ Table of Contents

Content: Preface
1. Islamic Identity and the Construction of Aceh's Past
2. Reconfigurations of Religious Education and Authority
3. Institutionalizing the Acehnese Ulama
4. The Legislation of Islam in Modern Aceh
5. The Jurisdiction and Jurisprudence of Shari'a Courts
6. State-directed Da'wa and the Shari'a Bureaucracy
7. Sanctions and Socialization
8. Shari'a and Social Engineering
Appendix: Key Analytical Terms
Bibliography

✦ Subjects

Islamic law;Indonesia;Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam;Social engineering;Indonesia;Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam;Islamic law;Social engineering;Indonesia;Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam