Aligning religious law and state law: negotiating legal Muslim marriage in Pasuruan, East Java
"In Aligning Religious Law and State Law: Negotiating Legal Muslim Marriage in Pasuruan, East Java, Muhammad Latif Fauzi investigates the extent to which the Indonesian state has regulated Muslim marriage and how a local community in Pasuruan, East Java has dealt with the regulation and gets th...
| Published in: | Leiden studies in Islam and society |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Published: |
Leiden Boston
Brill
[2023]
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| In: |
Leiden studies in Islam and society (volume 18)
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| Series/Journal: | Leiden studies in Islam and society
volume 18 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Indonesia
/ Java
/ Pasuruan
/ Marriage law
/ Islam
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| Further subjects: | B
Marriage law (Indonesia) (Pasuruan)
B Conflict of laws Domestic relations (Indonesia) (Pasuran) B Fachkunde B Marriage (Islamic law) (Indonesia) (Pasuruan) |
| Parallel Edition: | Electronic
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| Summary: | "In Aligning Religious Law and State Law: Negotiating Legal Muslim Marriage in Pasuruan, East Java, Muhammad Latif Fauzi investigates the extent to which the Indonesian state has regulated Muslim marriage and how a local community in Pasuruan, East Java has dealt with the regulation and gets their marriages recognised by the state. Instead of reforming the marriage law which would only stir up controversies, the Indonesian government has used a citizens' rights approach to control marriage to guide people towards compliance with the state legal framework. The state officials in charge of marriage registration on the frontier levels are amenable to adopting a lenient approach towards regulations on marriage, which is the key to securing the functioning of state law"-- |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| ISBN: | 9004516107 |