Colonial Image of Malay Adat Laws

A Critical Appraisal of Studies on Adat Laws in the Malay Peninsula During the Colonial Era and Some Continuities
Erscheinungsjahr 2006
ISBN: 978-90-04-15056-0
Verlag: Brill

Buch, Englisch, Band 6, 154 Seiten, Format (B × H): 191 mm x 243 mm, Gewicht: 313 g

Reihe: Social Sciences in Asia

This book is a study of conceptions of Malay adat laws by several prominent colonial writers and some continuities, whose works are generally acknowledged and long regarded as pioneering and authoritative expositions of the subject. Some of the central problems explored in this study are as follows: how are Malay adat laws understood and portrayed by the authors?, what are some of the problems raised and possible factors which influence their selection?, what are the unquestioned assumptions and sources which condition their perceptions?, to what extent can their ideas be considered as accurate portrayals of adat law and what implications do they have not only on the image of the laws but Malay society and culture generally. By addressing these problems, this book hopes to contribute to a more accurate and balanced understanding of Malay laws.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Abdul Rahman, Noor Aisha

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein

Über Autor(innen)

Noor Aisha Abdul Rahman, Ph.D. (2000) in Malay Studies, National University of Singapore is Assistant Professor at the Dept. of Malay Studies, NUS. Her recent publications include "Traditionalism and its Impact on the Administration of Justice: the Case of the Syariah Court of Singapore" in Inter-Asia Cultural Studies (Vol 5, Number 3, 2004).