Islamic Modern

Religious Courts and Cultural Politics in Malaysia

By:

Michael G Peletz

Format:

Paperback / softback

Series:

Princeton Studies in Muslim Politics

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How do Islamic courts work? What sorts of cultural understandings inform judicial process and litigants' strategies? How do women's claims fare? Do these courts promote social tolerance? And how do states use them to consolidate power, build nations and shape a modern citizenry? These are among the questions addressed in this book, which not only enhances our understanding of diversity among and within the world's Muslim communities, but also provides ethnographic, historical and transnational perspectives on contemporary Islam in the shifting landscape of a strategically important region of the world. Focusing on Malaysia, which has sustained more rapid development than probably any other Muslim nation, Michael Peletz explores the culture, political economy and history of Islamic courts. He demonstrates that they are centrally involved in the creation and policing of new Malay-Muslim identities (such as middle-class urban dwellers) that the state sees as the basis for a national polity that will be highly competitive. He also shows how and why Islamic courts are key sites in struggles involving ethnic and religious groups, social classes, political parties, and others with a major

Author Biography:

Michael G. Peletz is W. S. Schupf Professor of Anthropology and Far Eastern Studies in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology at Colgate University. He is the author of "A Share of the Harvest" and "Reason and Passion" and coeditor (with Aihwa Ong) of "Bewitching Women, Pious Men".

Release date Australia

December 1st, 2002

Author

Michael G Peletz

Audiences

Professional & Vocational
Tertiary Education (US: College)

Illustrations

2 maps

Pages

368

Series

Princeton Studies in Muslim Politics

Dimensions

152x229x18

ISBN-13

9780691095080

Product ID

6120145

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