Sharia Dynamics

Timothy P. Daniels is Associate Professor of Anthropology at Hofstra University, USA. 

1. Introduction: Sharia Dynamics and the Anthropology of Islam.- 2. Fatwa, Discursivity, and the Production of Sharia.- 3. Fatwas on Mohamed Bouazizi's Self Immolation: Religious Authority, Media, and Secularization.- 4. Sharia Law and Muslim Ethical Imaginaries in Modern Indonesia.- 5. Sharia in China: Compromising Perceptions.- 6. Interplay of Sharia Projects: Between Ketuanan Melayu, Islam, and Liberal Rights in Malaysia.- 7. Gendered Accounts of Expertise within Islamic Finance and Financialization in Malaysia.- 8. The Difficulty of Accounting for Women Who Critique Sharia in Northern Nigeria.- 9. Islamic Movements, Women, and Social Reform: Who Speaks of the Sharia in Pakistan?.- 10. You Are Not a Muslim: Ahmadiyya Exclusion and Sharia Interpretation in Pakistan.- 11. Anwar and Maqasid: Forging a Muslim Democracy.- 12. A Veneer of Unity? Islam and a Culture of Inclusion in Sabah.