Muslim-non-Muslim marriage : Political and cultural contestations in Southeast Asia / edited by Gavin W. Jones, Chee Heng Leng, and Maznah Mohamad
Imprint
Singpaore : Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, 2009
Edition
1st ed
Descript
xvi, 322 p. ; 24 cm
CONTENT
Muslim-non-muslim marriage, rights and the state in Southeast Asia -- trapped between legal unification and pluralism: the Indonesian supreme court's decision on interfaith marriage -- private lives, public contention: Muslim-non-muslim family disputes in Malaysia -- legal aspects of Muslim-non-muslim marriage in Indonesia -- the politico-religious contestation: herdening of the Islamic law on Muslim-non-muslim marriage in Indonesia -- "Not muslim, not minangkabau": interreligious marriage and its cultural impact in Minangkabau society -- Khao Khaek: interfaith marriage between Muslims and Buddhists in Southern Thailand -- interethnic marriages and conversion to Islam in Kota Bharu -- promoting gender equity through interreligious marriage: empowering Indonesian women -- Muslim-non-muslim marriage in Singapore