عنوان

Governing Islam :

(Number (ISBN

1316795470

(Number (ISBN

9781316795477

Erroneous ISBN

1107173914

Erroneous ISBN

1316626288

Erroneous ISBN

9781107173910

Erroneous ISBN

9781316626283

Title Proper

Governing Islam :

General Material Designation

[Book]

Other Title Information

law, empire, and secularism in South Asia /

First Statement of Responsibility

Julia Stephens, Rutgers University, New Jersey.

Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.

New York, NY :

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

Cambridge University Press,

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

2018.

Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item

1 online resource (xiii, 220 pages).

Text of Note

Based on the author's thesis (doctoral - Harvard University, 2013) issued under title: Governing Islam : law and religion in colonial India.

Text of Note

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Text of Note

Introduction -- Forging secular legal governance -- Personal law and the problem of marital property -- Taming custom -- Ritual and the authority of reason -- Pathologizing Muslim sentiment -- Islamic economy : a forgone alternative -- Conclusion.

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Governing Islam traces the colonial roots of contemporary struggles between Islam and secularism in India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh. The book uncovers the paradoxical workings of colonial laws that promised to separate secular and religious spheres, but instead fostered their vexed entanglement. It shows how religious laws governing families became embroiled with secular laws governing markets, and how calls to protect religious liberties clashed with freedom of the press. By following these interactions, Stephens asks us to reconsider where law is and what it is. Her narrative weaves between state courts, Islamic fatwas on ritual performance, and intimate marital disputes to reveal how deeply law penetrates everyday life. In her hands, law also serves many masters - from British officials to Islamic jurists to aggrieved Muslim wives. The resulting study shows how the neglected field of Muslim law in South Asia is essential to understanding current crises in global secularism.

Title

Governing Islam.

International Standard Book Number

9781107173910

Law-- India-- Islamic influences-- History-- 19th century.

Law-- India-- Islamic influences-- History-- 20th century.

Muslims-- Legal status, laws, etc.-- India-- History-- 19th century.

Muslims-- Legal status, laws, etc.-- India-- History-- 20th century.

Law-- Islamic influences.

Muslims-- Legal status, laws, etc.

India, History, British occupation, 1765-1947.

India.

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Edition

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Book number

Stephens, Julia Anne

Date of Transaction

20200822150210.0

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