Islamic Law in Contemporary Indonesia: Ideas and
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Feener, R. Michael / Cammack, Mark E., PUBLISHER: Harvard University Press, Although ong>ofong>ten neglected in the literature on Islamic ong>lawong>, contemporary Indonesia is an especially rich source ong>ofong> insight into the diverse understandings and uses ong>ofong> the Islamic legal tradition in the modern world. Indonesian Muslims are engaged in vibrant and far-reaching debates over the terms, relevance, and developmental limits ong>ofong> Islamic ong>lawong>, and Indonesia is home to a variety ong>ofong> dynamic state and non-state institutional structures for the generation and application ong>ofong> Islamic doctrine. The essays in this volume provide focused examinations ong>ofong> the internal dynamics ong>ofong> intellectual and institutional elements ong>ofong> Islamic ong>lawong> in modern Indonesia in its recent formations. The first five chapters address issues relating to Islamic legal theory, both its historical development over the past century and analysis ong>ofong> the work ong>ofong> specific groups ong>ofong> contemporary scholars, jurists, and activists. The final seven chapters contain studies ong>ofong> more concrete manifestations ong>ofong> Islamic ong>lawong> in modern Indonesia, including court systems, positive ong>lawong>, the drafting ong>ofong> new "Islamic" legislation, and contemporary debates over the implementation ong>ofong> the Shari'a. Taken together these essays ong>ofong>fer a series ong>ofong> substantive introductions to important developments in both the theory and practice ong>ofong> ong>lawong> in the world's most populous Muslim society.