Sharia Dynamics: Islamic Law and Sociopolitical Processes

by Timothy P. Daniels (Editor)

Overview

This multidisciplinary volume explores the role of Islamic law within the dynamic processes of postcolonial transformation, nation building, and social reform. Here, eleven international scholars examine Islamic law in several contemporary sociopolitical contexts, focusing specifically on  Malaysia, Indonesia, Pakistan, China, Tunisia, Nigeria, the United States, and the International Islamic Fiqh Academy (IIFA) of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC).  The contributors also address the entanglement of Islamic law and ethics with the history of Muslim religious discourses, shifts toward modernity, gender relations, and efforts to construct exclusive or plural national communities. Sharia Dynamics, at once enchanting and enlightening, is a must-read for scholars of contemporary Islam. 

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9783319456928
Publisher:	Palgrave Macmillan
Publication date:	01/12/2017
Series:	Contemporary Anthropology of Religion
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	364
File size:	1 MB

About the Author

Timothy P. Daniels is Associate Professor of Anthropology at Hofstra University, USA. 

Table of Contents

1. Introduction: Sharia Dynamics and the Anthropology of Islam
PART ONE: SHARIA AND DISCURSIVE TRADITION
2. Fatwa, Discursivity, and the Production of Sharia
3. Fatwās on Mohamed Bouazizi’s Self Immolation: Religious Authority, Media, and Secularization
4. Sharia Law and Muslim Ethical Imaginaries in Modern Indonesia
PART TWO: SHARIA, STATE, AND SOCIETY
5. Sharia in China: Compromising Perceptions
6. Interplay of Sharia Projects: Between Ketuanan Melayu, Islam, and Liberal Rights in Malaysia
PART THREE: SHARIA AND GENDER
7. Gendered Accounts of Expertise within Islamic Finance and Financialization in Malaysia
8. The Difficulty of Accounting for Women Who Critique Sharia in Northern Nigeria
9. Islamic Movements, Women, and Social Reform: Who Speaks of the Sharia in Pakistan?
PART FOUR: SHARIA AND RELIGIOUS PLURALISM
10. You Are Not a Muslim: Ahmadiyya Exclusion and Sharia Interpretation in Pakistan
11. Anwar and Maqasid: Forging a Muslim Democracy
12. A Veneer of Unity? Islam and a Culture of Inclusion in Sabah

What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

“At a time that words like Sharia and Fatwa are bandied about in our public and political discourse with reckless abandon, Sharia Dynamics brings urgently needed rigor and scholarly expertise. Furthermore, the volume focuses on Southeast Asia and South Asia, two regions where the majority of the world’s Muslims live but has received far too little public and scholarly attention.” (Omid Safi, Director, Duke Islamic Studies Center, USA)

“By exploring the ways in which Muslims in diverse cultural contexts apply Shariah, this volume offers a new and promising path for anthropologists and scholars in all fields who are interested in understanding Islam as a lived tradition beyond but not ignoring theology.” (Daniel Martin Varisco, Coordinator for Social Science, Center for Humanities and Social Sciences, Qatar University, Qatar)