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Islam, Law, and Equality in Indonesia: An Anthropology of Public Reasoning

By John R. Bowen

Book information

Year
2003
ISBN
0521824826, 9780521824828, 9780511062377
Open Library ID
OL7765209M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
2 MB (1921346 bytes)
Pages
306\307
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07

Description

Muslims currently struggle to reconcile radically different sets of social norms and laws (including those derived from Islam, as well as contemporary ideas about gender equality and law) in Indonesia, the world's largest Muslim-majority country. John Bowen explores their struggle through archival and ethnographic research and interviews with national religious and legal figures. His book relates to debates in any society where people struggle to live together with extreme differences in values and lifestyles and is welcomed by scholars and students in all branches of the social sciences.

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