Muslim Communities and Cultures of the Himalayas

Muslim Communities and Cultures of the Himalayas
Author: Jacqueline H. Fewkes
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 140
Release: 2020-12-20
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0429560060

This book chronicles individual perspectives and specific iterations of Muslim community, practice, and experience in the Himalayan region to bring into scholarly conversation the presence of varying Muslim cultures in the Himalaya. The Himalaya provide a site of both geographic and cultural crossroads, where Muslim community is simultaneously constituted at multiple social levels, and to that end the essays in this book document a wide range of local, national, and global interests while maintaining a focus on individual perspectives, moments in time, and localized experiences. It presents research that contributes to a broadly conceived notion of the Himalaya that enriches readers’ understandings of both the region and concepts of Muslim community and highlights the interconnections between multiple experiences of Muslim community at local levels. Drawing attention to the cultural, social, artistic, and political diversity of the Himalaya beyond the better understood and frequently documented religio-cultural expressions of the region, this book will be of interest to academics in the fields of Anthropology, Geography, History, Religious Atudies, Asian Studies, and Islamic Studies.

Personal Law Reforms and Gender Empowerment

Personal Law Reforms and Gender Empowerment
Author: Nandini Chavan
Publisher: Hope India Publications
Total Pages: 377
Release: 2006
Genre: Women
ISBN: 817871079X

The basic objective of this book is to explore the possibilities of reform in Muslim Personal Law and Hindu Personal Law from women rights perspective. It is a long, complex discourse. But the key factor in the whole discourse is gender . The issue of Uniform Civil Code (UCC ) is being hugely politicized and communalized by communal forces in the name of religion. But the endeavour here is to see the whole issue objectively through the lens of gender equality.

Folk Law

Folk Law
Author: Alison Dundes Renteln
Publisher: Univ of Wisconsin Press
Total Pages: 620
Release: 1995
Genre: Law
ISBN: 9780299143442

Folk Law, a comprehensive two-volme collection of essays, examines the meeting place of folklore - the unwritten law of obligations and prohibitions that are understood and passed on - and jurisprudence. The contributors explore the historical significance and implications of folk law, its continuing influence around the globe, and the conflicts that arise when folk law diverges from official law. -- Taken from publisher's site