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Governing Islam - Law, Empire, and Secularism in Modern South Asia (Hardcover)
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Governing Islam - Law, Empire, and Secularism in Modern South Asia (Hardcover)
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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.
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