Timothy P. Daniels

This multidisciplinary volume explores the role of Islamic law within the dynamic processes of postcolonial transformation, nation building, and social reform. Here, eleven international scholars examine Islamic law in several contemporary sociopolitical contexts, focusing specifically on Malaysia, Indonesia, Pakistan, China, Tunisia, Nigeria, the United States, and the International Islamic Fiqh Academy (IIFA) of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC). The contributors also address the entanglement of Islamic law and ethics with the history of Muslim religious discourses, shifts toward modernity, gender relations, and efforts to construct exclusive or plural national communities. Sharia Dynamics, at once enchanting and enlightening, is a must-read for scholars of contemporary Islam.

Islamic Law and Sociopolitical Processes

Sharia Dynamics

Drawing on ethnographic research, Living Sharia examines the role of sharia in the sociopolitical processes of contemporary Malaysia. The book traces the contested implementation of Islamic family and criminal laws and sharia economics to provide cultural frameworks for understanding sharia among Muslims and non-Muslims. Timothy Daniels explores how the way people think about sharia is often entangled with notions about race, gender equality, nationhood, liberal pluralism, citizenship, and universal human rights. He reveals that Malaysians� ideas about sharia are not isolated from�nor always opposed to�liberal pluralism and secularism. Living Sharia will be of interest to scholars as well as to policy makers, consultants, and professionals working with global NGOs.

Law and Practice in Malaysia

Living Sharia

Umer O. Thasneem

David Johnston

Mahdi Tourage

Qamar-ul Huda

Birgit Krawietz

Livnat Holtzman

Altaf Fatima

Anita Mir

Muhamad S. Olimat

Mohamed El-Tahir El-Mesawi

Seyed Mahdi Sajjadi

Amr G. E. Sabet

Doug Kiel

Sajjad H. Rizvi

Efrat E. Aviv

Minoo Derayeh

Naama Ben-Ami

Syed Asim Ali

Alyson E. Jones

Junaid S. Ahmad

The American Journal of Islamic Social Sciences (AJISS) is a double blind peer-reviewed and interdisciplinary journal that publishes a wide variety of scholarly research on all facets of Islam and the Muslim world: anthropology, economics, history, philosophy and meta-physics, politics, psychology, religious law, and traditional Islam. Submissions are subject to a blind peer review process.

Timothy P. Daniels

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