China and Islam : the prophet, the party, and law / Matthew S. Erie, University of Oxford.

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"China and Islam examines the intersection of two critical issues of the contemporary world: Islamic revival and an assertive China, questioning the assumption that Islamic law is incompatible with state law. It finds that both Hui and the Party-State invoke, interpret, and make arguments based on I...

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Uniform Title:Cambridge studies in law and society.
Main Author: Erie, Matthew S. (Author)
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2016.
Series:Cambridge studies in law and society.
Subjects:
Islamic law > China.
Law > China.
Islamic law.
Law.
China.
Islam.
Recht.
Staat.
Physical Description:xvii, 447 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Introduction: the Party-State enters the mosque
  • History, the Chinese state, and Islamic law
  • Linxia at the crossroads
  • Ritual lawfare
  • Learning the law
  • Wedding laws
  • Moral economies
  • Procedural justice
  • Conclusion: law, minjian, and the ends of anthropology.