Malaysia: Islam, Society And Politics Islam, Society And Politics Project Muse Upcc Books

This collection of essays has been prepared as a tribute to Clive S. Kessler, Professor of Sociology at the University of New South Wales for over twenty years and a member of staff of the London School of Economics and Political Science, University of London, and the Barnard College, Columbia University, New York. Written by colleagues and graduate students, the essays are divided into three sections: Islam, Society and Politics. They focus on Professor Kessler's analyses of Malaysia. Each essay draws on aspects of his published research, taking his insights as points of departure for new studies. Professor Kessler's ideas and observations are thus extended, complemented and updated in ways which emphasize the depth and extent of his influence on contemporary research on Malaysia CONTENTS PREFACE THE CONTRIBUTORS 1. Clive Kessler: Some Biographical Reflections 2. Malaysia: Still “Islam and Politics” But Now Enmeshed in a Global Web PART I: ISLAM 3. Social Science Approaches to Understanding Religious Practice: The Special Case of the Hajj 4. Politics of Syariah Reform: The Making of the State Religio-Legal Apparatus 5. Submission to Allah? The Kelantan Syariah Criminal Code (II) 1993 PART II: SOCIETY 6. The Malay World: The Concept of Malay Studies and National Identity Formation 7. (Re)Framing Women’s Rights Claims in Malaysia 8. Islam, Modernity, and the Popular in Malaysia PART III: POLITICS 9. How “Traditional” is the Malaysian Monarchy 10. The Localization of Islamist Discourse in the Tafsir of Tuan Guru Nik Aziz Nik Mat, Murshid’ul Am of PAS 11. The PAS–BN Conflict in the 1990s: Islamism and Modernity CONCLUSION 12. The Way Forward: Social Science and Malaysia in the Twenty-first Century INDEX Clive Kessler / Naomi Kronenberg -- Malaysia, Still Islam And Politics But Now Enmeshed In A Global Web / Virginia Hooker -- Social Science Approaches To Understanding Religious Practice / William R. Roff -- Politics Of Syariah Reform / Kikue Hamayotsu -- Submission To Allah? / M.b. Hooker -- The Malay World / Shamsul A.b. -- (re)framing Women's Rights Claims In Malaysia / Maila Stivens -- Islam, Modernity, And The Popular In Malaysia / Joel S. Kahn -- How Traditional Is The Malaysian Monarchy / Anthony Milner -- The Localization Of Islamist Discourse In The Tafsir Of Tuan Guru Nik Aziz Nik Mat, Murshid'ul Am Of Pas / Farish A. Noor -- The Pas-bn Conflict In The 1990s / Amrita Malhi -- The Way Forward / Virginia Hooker. Edited By Virginia Hooker, Norani Othman. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Islam—Malaysia.Islam and politics—Malaysia.Islam and politics—Malaysia—Kelantan.Islamic law—Malaysia—Kelantan.Malays—Religious life—Malaysia.Malays—Malaysia—Social conditions.