Challenging the Secular State : : The Islamization of Law in Modern Indonesia /

Challenging the Secular State : : The Islamization of Law in Modern Indonesia / / Arskal Salim.

Challenging the Secular State examines Muslim efforts to incorporate shari'a (religious law) into modern Indonesia's legal system from the time of independence in 1945 to the present. The author argues that attempts to formally implement shari'a in Indonesia, the world's most pop...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Asian Studies Backlist (2000-2014) eBook Package
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Salim, Arskal,
Place / Publishing House:Honolulu : : University of Hawaii Press, , [2008]
©2008
Year of Publication:2008
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (288 p.) :; 1 line drawing
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Abbreviations
  • Introduction
  • I: Shari'a and the Nation-State
  • 1. The Notion of Shari'a
  • 2. Is There Unity of Islam and the State?
  • 3. Dissonant Implementation of Shari'a
  • 4. Between Nation and Millet
  • II: Islamization and Nationalism
  • 5. Islamization in Indonesia
  • 6. Different Conceptions of Nationalism
  • 7. Formation of the Indonesian State
  • 8. Reproducing the Millet System
  • III: The Constitutionalization of Shari'a
  • 9. Constitutional Dissonance
  • 10. Bringing Back the 'Seven Words'
  • 11. The Failure of Amendment
  • 12. Limiting Human Rights
  • IV: The Nationalization of Shari'a
  • 13. The Institutionalization of Zakat
  • 14. Managing the Collection of Zakat
  • 15. Legislating Zakat Payment
  • 16. Overlapping Zakat and Taxation
  • V: The Localization of Shari'a in Aceh
  • 17. Formalizing Shari'a Locally Through Ulama
  • 18. Ulama and Qanun Lawmaking
  • 19. After the Tsunami
  • Conclusion
  • Notes
  • Glossary
  • References
  • Index
  • About the Author

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