TY  - BOOK
AU  - Possamai,Adam
AU  - Richardson,James T.
AU  - Turner,Bryan S.
TI  - The Sociology of Shari'a: Case Studies from Around the World
T2  - Boundaries of Religious Freedom: Regulating Religion in Diverse Societies Series
SN  - 9783319096056
AV  - BL60 
PY  - 2014///
CY  - Cham
PB  - Springer International Publishing AG
KW  - Islamic sociology
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - Intro -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Chapter 1: Introduction: Legal Pluralism and Shari'a -- 1.1 The Breakdown of Legal Centralism -- 1.2 Shari'a and Legal Pluralism -- 1.3 The Structure of This Volume -- 1.4 Coda -- References -- Part I: Case Studies from Muslim Majority Countries -- Chapter 2: One State, Three Legal Systems: Social Cohesion in a Multi-ethnic and Multi- religious Malaysia -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Embedding of Religious Diversity and Legal Pluralism in Malaysia: A Brief Historical Analysis -- 2.3 Social Impact of Religious Diversity and Legal Pluralism in Malaysia -- 2.4 The Social Impact of the Unresolved 'Federalism' Puzzle in Malaysia -- 2.5 Federalism and the Application and Non-application of Shari'a Law -- 2.6 Social Cohesion Impacts -- 2.7 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 3: Modern Law, Traditional 'Shalish' and Civil Society Activism in Bangladesh -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Development of Modern Law in Bangladesh -- 3.3 Civil Society Activism -- 3.4 Legal Pluralism in Bangladesh -- References -- Chapter 4: Semi-official Turkish Muslim Legal Pluralism: Encounters Between Secular Official Law and Unofficial Shari'a -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Expected Secularization Versus Unofficial Muslim Law -- 4.3 Construction of Unofficial Muslim Family Law -- 4.4 Conclusion -- References -- Part II: Case Studies from Muslim Minority Countries -- Chapter 5: Soft Authoritarianism, Social Diversity and Legal Pluralism: The Case of Singapore -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Singapore: Its History and Social Structure -- 5.3 Singapore's Legal Traditions -- 5.4 Law and Legitimacy -- 5.5 Political Islam -- 5.6 Conclusion: Soft Authoritarianism and Social Change -- References -- Chapter 6: The Philippine Shari'a Courts and the Code of Muslim Personal Laws -- 6.1 The Socio-political Context -- 6.2 Our Work in Muslim Communities; 6.3 The Code of Muslim Personal Laws and the Shari'a Courts: Cases and Incidence -- 6.4 The CMPL and the UN CEDAW -- 6.5 Community Practices of which Shari'a Courts Still Take Cognizance -- 6.6 The ARMM Gender and Development (GAD) Code -- 6.7 Concluding Remarks -- 6.8 Postscript -- References -- Legislation and Legal Instruments -- Chapter 7: Shari'a and Muslim Women's Agency in a Multicultural Context: Recent Changes in Sports Culture -- 7.1 Introduction -- 7.2 Multicultural Citizenship and Policies -- 7.3 Does Multiculturalism Pose a Threat to Social Cohesion? -- 7.4 Is Multiculturalism Bad for Women? -- 7.5 Multiculturalism, Power and Agency -- 7.6 Shari'a and Dress -- 7.7 Shari'a, Dress and Sport in a Multicultural Context -- 7.8 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 8: Shari'a Law in Catholic Italy: A Non-agnostic Model of Accommodation -- 8.1 Introduction -- 8.2 Shari'a Law and Italian International Private Law -- 8.3 Moving On: Islam as an Officially Recognized Religion -- 8.4 Conclusion -- References -- Legislation -- Case Law -- Chapter 9: Trial and Error: Muslims and Shari'a in the German Context -- 9.1 Introductory Remarks -- 9.2 The Starting Point -- 9.3 Changing Atmosphere -- 9.4 The Learning Process -- 9.5 Barriers to Overcome -- 9.6 Shari'a: Controversies Abound -- 9.6.1 Food Preparation Issues for German Muslims -- 9.6.2 Financial Issues Under Shari'a -- 9.6.3 The Recent Circumcision Issue in Germany -- 9.7 Concluding Comments -- References -- Chapter 10: Between the Sacred and the Secular: Living Islam in China -- 10.1 Introduction -- 10.2 A Brief History of Islam in China -- 10.3 Politics of Muslims Identities in China -- 10.4 Variations in Acculturation and the Practice of Shari'a Among China's Muslim Communities -- 10.5 Islam and the State in China -- 10.6 Migration, New Communities, and Extra-Territorial Rights -- 10.7 Conclusion; References -- Chapter 11: The Case of the Recognition of Muslim Personal Law in South Africa: Colonialism, Apartheid and Constitutional Democracy -- 11.1 Introduction -- 11.2 Historical Background -- 11.3 A Basic Framework of Islamic Family Law -- 11.4 Islamic Marriage and Divorce -- 11.4.1 Marriage (Nikah) -- 11.4.2 Divorce -- 11.4.3 Custody -- 11.5 Present Day Practice of Muslim Personal Law in South Africa -- 11.6 Overview of the Muslim Marriages Bill -- 11.7 Disputed Issues in the Bill -- 11.7.1 Islamic Law Issues -- 11.7.2 Constitutional Law Issues -- 11.8 Conclusion -- References -- Legislation -- Case Law -- Part III: Theoretical and Comparative Considerations -- Chapter 12: The Constitutionalization of Shari'a in Muslim Societies: Comparing Indonesia, Tunisia and Egypt -- 12.1 Introduction -- 12.2 Constitutional Amendment in Indonesia -- 12.3 Constitutional Revision in Tunisia -- 12.4 Constitutional Referendum in Egypt -- 12.5 Conclusion: Some Comparative Lessons -- 12.6 Postscript -- References -- Chapter 13: Legal Pluralism and the Shari'a: A Comparison of Greece and Turkey -- 13.1 Introduction: Sovereignty, Globalization and the Law -- 13.2 Public Dispute over Muslim Tribunals -- 13.3 Greece, Turkey and the European Union -- 13.4 The Muslim Minority and the Shari'a in Greece -- 13.5 Religion and Islamic Law in Turkey -- 13.5.1 Islamic Banking in Turkey -- 13.6 Conclusion: European Union, Turkey and Greece -- References -- Chapter 14: Contradictions, Conflicts, Dilemmas and Temporary Resolutions: A Sociology of Law Analysis of Shari'a in Selected Western Societies -- 14.1 Introduction -- 14.2 Cautionary Note -- 14.3 Chambliss' Basic Approach -- 14.4 Extending Chambliss' Ideas -- 14.5 Shari'a in Canada: The Ontario Case -- 14.6 Shari'a in America: Battles in the States -- 14.7 Australian Controversies over Shari'a -- 14.8 Conclusion; References -- Chapter 15: Perception of Shari'a in Sydney and New York Newspapers -- 15.1 Introduction -- 15.2 The Shari'a -- 15.3 Method -- 15.4 Data Analysis -- 15.5 Discussion and Concluding Remarks -- References -- Chapter 16: Profiting from Shari'a: Islamic Banking and Finance in Australia -- 16.1 Introduction -- 16.2 What Is Islamic Banking and Finance? -- 16.3 Islamic Banking and Finance in the Australian Context -- 16.3.1 Determining the Market for IBF in Australia and the Regulatory Challenge -- 16.3.2 The Regulatory Legislation -- 16.3.3 Taxation -- 16.4 The Response by the Australian Government and Prospects for Reform -- 16.4.1 Towards an Alternative 'Asian Model'? -- 16.5 Conclusion -- References -- C ase Law -- Acts -- Interviews -- Chapter 17: Shari'a and Multiple Modernities in Western Countries: Toward a Multi-faith Pragmatic Modern Approach Rather Than a Legal Pluralist One? -- 17.1 A 'Clash' or a Diversity of Modernities? -- 17.2 Shari'a and an Islamic Aggiornamento? -- 17.3 The New Australian Conservative Modernity and Its Obstacles to Post-secularism -- 17.4 How to Embrace a Multi-faith Pragmatic Approach to Family Law? -- 17.5 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 18: The Future of Legal Pluralism -- 18.1 The Growth of the Shari'a in the West -- 18.2 Liberalism, Religion and Citizenship -- References -- About the Authors -- Index
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