Shari'a and Social Engineering: The Implementation of Islamic Law in Contemporary Aceh, Indonesia

by R. Michael Feener

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199678847
• ISBN13: 9780199678846
• Release Date: February 2014
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.2" x 9.2"