Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. List of Illustrations ix
4. Acknowledgments xi
5. Abbreviations and Acronyms xv
6. Note on Spelling, Terminology, and Currency xvii
7. Glossary of Frequently Used Malay Terms xix
8. Introduction: Sharia, Cultural Politics, Anthropology 1
9. 1. Sharia Judiciary as Global Assemblage: Islamization, Corporatization, and Other Transformations in Context 15
10. 2. A Tale of Two Courts: Judicial Transformation, Corporate Islamic Governmentality, and the New Punitiveness 48
11. 3. What Are Sulh Sessions? After Ijtihad, Islamic ADR, and Pastoral Power 101
12. 4. Discourse, Practice, and Rebranding in Kuala Lumpur’s Sharia Courthouse 139
13. 5. Are Women Getting (More) Justice? Ethnographic, Historical, and Comparative Perspectives 192
14. Conclusion 231
15. Notes 243
16. Bibliography 255
17. Index 275