Items related to Shari'a and Social Engineering: The Implementation...

Shari'a and Social Engineering: The Implementation of Islamic Law in Contemporary Aceh, Indonesia (Oxford Islamic Legal Studies) - Hardcover

 
9780199678846: Shari'a and Social Engineering: The Implementation of Islamic Law in Contemporary Aceh, Indonesia (Oxford Islamic Legal Studies)

Synopsis

This book seeks to open new lines of discussion about how Islamic law is viewed as a potential tool for programs of social transformation in contemporary Muslim society. It does this through a critical examination of the workings of the state shari'a system as it was designed and implemented at the turn of the twenty-first century in Aceh, Indonesia. While the empirical details of these discussions are unique, this particular case presents a remarkable site for investigating the broader issue of the impact of instrumentalist, future-oriented visions of Islamic law on modern Muslim calls for the state implementation of Islamic law. In post-tsunami/post-conflict Aceh, the idea of shari'a as an exercise in social engineering was amplified through resonance with an increasingly pervasive rhetoric of 'total reconstruction'.

Based upon extensive fieldwork as well as critical readings of a wide range of archival materials, official documents, and local publications this work focuses on the institutions and actors involved with this contemporary project for the state implementation of Islamic law. The individual chapters are structured to deal with the major components of this system to critically examine how these institutions have taken shape and how they work. It also shows how the overall system was informed not only by aspects of late twentieth-century da'wa discourses of Islamic reform, but also modern trends in sociological jurisprudence and the impact of global models of disaster relief, reconstruction, and development. All of these streams of influence have contributed significantly to shaping the ways in which the architects and agents of the state shari'a system have attempted to use Islamic legislation and legal institutions as tools to steer society in particular desired directions.

This is an open access title available under the terms of a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 International licence. It is free to read at Oxford Scholarship Online and offered as a free PDF download from OUP and selected open access locations.

"synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.

About the Author

R. Michael Feener is Research Leader of the Religion and Globalization Research Cluster at the Asia Research Institute and Associate Professor of History at the National University of Singapore. He has also taught at Reed College, and the University of California, Riverside. He has been a visiting professor/ research fellow at Kyoto University, École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales, the University of Copenhagen, The Doris Duke Foundation for Islamic Art, and the International Institute for Asian Studies. His books include Muslim Legal Thought in Modern Indonesia, From the Ground Up: Perspectives on Post-Tsunami and Post-Conflict Aceh (with Patrick Daly & Anthony Reid), Mapping the Acehnese Past (with Patrick Daly & Anthony Reid), Islamic Connections: Muslim Societies of South and Southeast Asia (with Terenjit Sevea), Islamic Law in Contemporary Indonesia: Ideas and Institutions (with Mark Cammack), and Islam in World Cultures: Comparative Perspectives.




"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.

  • PublisherOUP Oxford
  • Publication date2013
  • ISBN 10 0199678847
  • ISBN 13 9780199678846
  • BindingHardcover
  • LanguageEnglish
  • Number of pages368

Buy Used

Condition: As New
Unread book in perfect condition...
View this item

FREE shipping within United Kingdom

Destination, rates & speeds

Search results for Shari'a and Social Engineering: The Implementation...

Stock Image

R. Michael Feener
Published by Oxford University Press, 2013
ISBN 10: 0199678847 ISBN 13: 9780199678846
New Hardcover

Seller: Joseph Burridge Books, Dagenham, United Kingdom

Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars 5-star rating, Learn more about seller ratings

Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. xxix, 335 pages : illustrations : 24 cm. Seller Inventory # 4js400

Contact seller

Buy New

£ 50
Convert currency
Shipping: £ 3.50
Within United Kingdom
Destination, rates & speeds

Quantity: 1 available

Add to basket

Stock Image

Feener, R. Michael
Published by OUP Oxford, 2014
ISBN 10: 0199678847 ISBN 13: 9780199678846
New Hardcover
Print on Demand

Seller: Brook Bookstore On Demand, Napoli, NA, Italy

Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars 5-star rating, Learn more about seller ratings

Condition: new. Questo è un articolo print on demand. Seller Inventory # ec96da6b2f6adf35923c90c2ecb10ebe

Contact seller

Buy New

£ 106.57
Convert currency
Shipping: £ 2.34
From Italy to United Kingdom
Destination, rates & speeds

Quantity: Over 20 available

Add to basket

Seller Image

Feener, R. Michael
Published by Oxford University Press, 2014
ISBN 10: 0199678847 ISBN 13: 9780199678846
New Hardcover

Seller: GreatBookPricesUK, Woodford Green, United Kingdom

Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars 5-star rating, Learn more about seller ratings

Condition: New. Seller Inventory # 19978006-n

Contact seller

Buy New

£ 109.25
Convert currency
Shipping: FREE
Within United Kingdom
Destination, rates & speeds

Quantity: Over 20 available

Add to basket

Seller Image

Feener, R. Michael
Published by Oxford University Press, 2014
ISBN 10: 0199678847 ISBN 13: 9780199678846
New Hardcover

Seller: GreatBookPrices, Columbia, MD, U.S.A.

Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars 5-star rating, Learn more about seller ratings

Condition: New. Seller Inventory # 19978006-n

Contact seller

Buy New

£ 110.66
Convert currency
Shipping: £ 14.67
From U.S.A. to United Kingdom
Destination, rates & speeds

Quantity: Over 20 available

Add to basket

Stock Image

R. Michael Feener
Published by Oxford University Press, 2014
ISBN 10: 0199678847 ISBN 13: 9780199678846
New Hardcover

Seller: THE SAINT BOOKSTORE, Southport, United Kingdom

Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars 5-star rating, Learn more about seller ratings

Hardback. Condition: New. New copy - Usually dispatched within 4 working days. 722. Seller Inventory # B9780199678846

Contact seller

Buy New

£ 125.93
Convert currency
Shipping: FREE
Within United Kingdom
Destination, rates & speeds

Quantity: 15 available

Add to basket

Seller Image

Feener, R. Michael
Published by Oxford University Press, 2014
ISBN 10: 0199678847 ISBN 13: 9780199678846
Used Hardcover

Seller: GreatBookPricesUK, Woodford Green, United Kingdom

Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars 5-star rating, Learn more about seller ratings

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition. Seller Inventory # 19978006

Contact seller

Buy Used

£ 130.44
Convert currency
Shipping: FREE
Within United Kingdom
Destination, rates & speeds

Quantity: Over 20 available

Add to basket

Stock Image

R. Michael Feener
Published by Oxford University Press, Oxford, 2013
ISBN 10: 0199678847 ISBN 13: 9780199678846
New Hardcover

Seller: CitiRetail, Stevenage, United Kingdom

Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars 5-star rating, Learn more about seller ratings

Hardcover. Condition: new. Hardcover. This book seeks to open new lines of discussion about how Islamic law is viewed as a potential tool for programs of social transformation in contemporary Muslim society. It does this through a critical examination of the workings of the state shari'a system as it was designed and implemented at the turn of the twenty-first century in Aceh, Indonesia. While the empirical details of these discussions are unique, this particular case presents a remarkable site forinvestigating the broader issue of the impact of instrumentalist, future-oriented visions of Islamic law on modern Muslim calls for the state implementation of Islamic law. In post-tsunami/post-conflictAceh, the idea of shari'a as an exercise in social engineering was amplified through resonance with an increasingly pervasive rhetoric of 'total reconstruction'. Based upon extensive fieldwork as well as critical readings of a wide range of archival materials, official documents, and local publications this work focuses on the institutions and actors involved with this contemporary project for the state implementation of Islamic law. The individual chapters arestructured to deal with the major components of this system to critically examine how these institutions have taken shape and how they work. It also shows how the overall system was informed not only by aspectsof late twentieth-century da'wa discourses of Islamic reform, but also modern trends in sociological jurisprudence and the impact of global models of disaster relief, reconstruction, and development. All of these streams of influence have contributed significantly to shaping the ways in which the architects and agents of the state shari'a system have attempted to use Islamic legislation and legal institutions as tools to steer society in particular desired directions.This is an open access title available under the terms of a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 International licence. It is free to read at Oxford Scholarship Online and offered as a free PDF download from OUP and selectedopen access locations. Arguing for new consideration of calls for implementation of Islamic law as projects of future-oriented social transformation, this book presents a richly-textured critical overview of the day-to-day workings of one of the most complex experiments with the implementation of Islamic law in the contemporary world - that of post-tsunami Aceh. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9780199678846

Contact seller

Buy New

£ 141.99
Convert currency
Shipping: FREE
Within United Kingdom
Destination, rates & speeds

Quantity: 1 available

Add to basket

Seller Image

Feener, R. Michael
Published by Oxford University Press, 2014
ISBN 10: 0199678847 ISBN 13: 9780199678846
Used Hardcover

Seller: GreatBookPrices, Columbia, MD, U.S.A.

Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars 5-star rating, Learn more about seller ratings

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition. Seller Inventory # 19978006

Contact seller

Buy Used

£ 127.59
Convert currency
Shipping: £ 14.67
From U.S.A. to United Kingdom
Destination, rates & speeds

Quantity: Over 20 available

Add to basket

Stock Image

Feener, R. Michael
Published by Oxford University Press, 2014
ISBN 10: 0199678847 ISBN 13: 9780199678846
New Hardcover

Seller: Lucky's Textbooks, Dallas, TX, U.S.A.

Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars 5-star rating, Learn more about seller ratings

Condition: New. Seller Inventory # ABLIING23Feb2215580056371

Contact seller

Buy New

£ 109.64
Convert currency
Shipping: £ 55.03
From U.S.A. to United Kingdom
Destination, rates & speeds

Quantity: Over 20 available

Add to basket

Stock Image

Feener, R. Michael
Published by Oxford Univ Pr, 2014
ISBN 10: 0199678847 ISBN 13: 9780199678846
New Hardcover

Seller: Revaluation Books, Exeter, United Kingdom

Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars 5-star rating, Learn more about seller ratings

Hardcover. Condition: Brand New. 335 pages. 9.50x6.50x1.00 inches. In Stock. Seller Inventory # x-0199678847

Contact seller

Buy New

£ 159.39
Convert currency
Shipping: £ 6.99
Within United Kingdom
Destination, rates & speeds

Quantity: 2 available

Add to basket

There are 5 more copies of this book

View all search results for this book