ePub Sixty-Four Yoginis: Cult; Icons; And Goddesses by Anamika Roy in History

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Debates on the establishment of an Islamic state in Malaysia generally occur across partisan divides; promoting a reductionist version of Islam as a force to punish and police Muslims' day-to-day behavior. The process takes place without regard for the essential concept of Islamic jurisprudence; maqasid al-Shariah; which can be literally translated as "the objectives of Islamic law." Islamic jurisprudence; the author explains; is dynamic; subject to constant interpretation that allows the issue of Islamic statehood to be debated along ethical; political; and even circumstantial lines.