Shari'a and politics in modern Indonesia
By: edited by Arskal Salim, Azyumardi Azra.
Contributors: Salim, Arskal.; Azra, Azyumardi.
Publisher: Institute of Southeast Asian Studies; ISEAS - Yusof Ishak Institute
Published: 2003
Place of publication: Singapore
Language: eng
Number of pages: 363
Description: After the fall of President Soeharto, there have been heightened attempts by certain groups of Muslims to have sharia (Islamic law) implemented by the state. This book gives an overview of sharia from post-Independence in 1945 to the most recent developments in Indonesia at the start of the new millennium.
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