{"product_id":"sharia-transformations-michael-g-peletz-9780520339927","title":"Sharia Transformations: Cultural Politics and the Rebranding of an Islamic Judiciary","description":"\u003cp\u003eFew symbols in today's world are as laden and fraught as \u003ci\u003esharia\u003c\/i\u003e--an Arabic-origin term referring to the straight path, the path God revealed for humans, the norms and rules guiding Muslims on that path, and Islamic law and normativity as enshrined in sacred texts or formal statute. Yet the ways in which Muslim men and women experience the myriad dimensions of \u003ci\u003esharia\u003c\/i\u003e often go unnoticed and unpublicized. So too do recent historical changes in \u003ci\u003esharia\u003c\/i\u003e judiciaries and contemporary strategies on the part of political and religious elites, social engineers, and brand stewards to shape, solidify, and rebrand these institutions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eSharia Transformations\u003c\/i\u003e is an ethnographic, historical, and theoretical study of the practice and lived entailments of \u003ci\u003esharia\u003c\/i\u003e in Malaysia, arguably the most economically successful Muslim-majority nation in the world. The book focuses on the routine everyday practices of Malaysia's \u003ci\u003esharia\u003c\/i\u003e courts and the changes that have occurred in the court discourses and practices in recent decades. Michael G. Peletz approaches Malaysia's \u003ci\u003esharia\u003c\/i\u003e judiciary as a global assemblage and addresses important issues in the humanistic and social-scientific literature concerning how Malays and other Muslims engage ethical norms and deal with law, social justice, and governance in a rapidly globalizing world.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Michael G. Peletz\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0520339924\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780520339927\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of California Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/06\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 308\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.95lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2022","brand":"Michael G. Peletz","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43940915577087,"sku":"9780520339927","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_e3a92d3f-8d16-4bfe-ac4d-c76d1eda938a.jpg?v=1681449890","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/sharia-transformations-michael-g-peletz-9780520339927","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}