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

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Bowen, John R. (John Richard) [author]

Language: eng. Publication details: Cambridge, UK : New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2003.Description: xvi, 289pISBN:

9780521824828

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DDC classification:

340.5909598 BOW-I

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Summary: In Indonesia, the world's largest Muslim-majority country, Muslims struggle to reconcile radically different sets of social norms and laws, including those derived from Islam, local social norms, and contemporary ideas about gender equality and law. This book explores this struggle through archival and ethnographic research and interviews with national figures.

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 269-282) and index.

In Indonesia, the world's largest Muslim-majority country, Muslims struggle to reconcile radically different sets of social norms and laws, including those derived from Islam, local social norms, and contemporary ideas about gender equality and law. This book explores this struggle through archival and ethnographic research and interviews with national figures.

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