Islam, law, and equality in Indonesia : an anthropology of public reasoning

Islam, law, and equality in Indonesia : an anthropology of public reasoning / John R. Bowen.

Author/creator	Bowen, John R. (John Richard), 1951-
Format	Book and Print
Publication Info	Cambridge, UK ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2003.
Description	xvi, 289 pages ; 24 cm
Supplemental Content	Sample text
Supplemental Content	Publisher description
Supplemental Content	Table of contents
Subject(s)	Legal polycentricity--Indonesia. Islamic law--Indonesia. Adat law s--Indonesia --Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam. Domestic relations--Indonesia --Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam --Case studies.

Contents	Pt. I. Village rRepertoires. Law, religion and pluralism ; Adat's local inequalities ; Remapping adat -- Pt. II. Reasoning legally through scripture. The contours of the courts ; The judicial history of 'consensus' ; The poisoned gift ; Historicizing scripture, justifying equality -- Pt. III. Governing Muslims through family. Whose word is law? ; Gender equality in the family? ; Justifying religious boundaries ; Public reasoning across cultural pluralism.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. 269-282) and index.
LCCN	2002034938
ISBN	0521824826 (hardback)
ISBN	0521531896 (pbk.)

Library	Location	Call Number	Status	Item Actions
Joyner	General Stacks	KNW469 .B69 2003	✔ Available	Place Hold