Governing Islam : law, empire, and secularism in modern South Asia / Julia Stephens.

Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2018.

©2018.

xiii, 220 pages ; 23 cm.

Based on the author's thesis (doctoral - Harvard University, 2013) issued under title: Governing Islam : law and religion in colonial India.

Governing Islam' traces the colonial roots of contemporary struggles between Islam and secularism in India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh. The book uncovers the paradoxical workings of colonial laws that promised to separate secular and religious spheres, but instead fostered their vexed entanglement. It shows how religious laws governing families became embroiled with secular laws governing markets, and how calls to protect religious liberties clashed with freedom of the press. By following these interactions, Stephens asks us to reconsider where law is and what it is.

English

August 06, 2018

Includes bibliographical references and index.

History.