Abstract
Sharia Transformations: Cultural Politics and the Rebranding of an Islamic Judiciary, by Michael G. Peletz
Highlights
Across the Muslim world, the Islamic judiciary has transformed into a modern legal system featuring legal codification and substantial procedural reforms and institutional developments
Malaysia and Indonesia are examples of Asian countries exhibiting the global phenomenon of Sharia modernization and transformation
The book under review offers an important contribution to the Sharia judiciary in Malaysia, its structures, its practices, the ways they have changed in recent decades, and the ways they have been rebranded to accommodate the requirements of global and modern legal systems
Summary
Across the Muslim world, the Islamic judiciary has transformed into a modern legal system featuring legal codification and substantial procedural reforms and institutional developments. The book under review offers an important contribution to the Sharia judiciary in Malaysia, its structures, its practices, the ways they have changed in recent decades, and the ways they have been rebranded to accommodate the requirements of global and modern legal systems.
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