Islam and state in Sumatra : a study of seventeenth-century Aceh /
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| Author / Creator: | Hadi, Amirul, 1962- |
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| Imprint: | Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2004. |
| Description: | x, 273 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Islamic history and civilization. 0929-2403 ; v. 48 |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/5630737 |
Table of Contents:
- Acknowledgements
- List of Abbreviations
- Note on Spelling and Transliteration
- Introduction
- Chapter 1. The Sultanate of Aceh Prior to the Seventeenth Century: A Historical Sketch
- A.. The Foundation of Aceh
- B.. The Rise of a Powerful State
- C.. Reasons for Its Rise
- Chapter 2. The Ruler and the Problem of Authority
- A.. The Office of Sultan: Its Origins and Authority
- B.. Succession and Legitimation
- C.. The Ruler's Tasks
- Chapter 3. Royal Enclosure and Religious Ceremonies
- A.. The Royal Compound and Its Centrality
- B.. Religious Ceremonies
- The Adat Aceh and the Ceremonies
- The Ceremonies
- The Friday Prayer (Jumah)
- The Fasting Month of Ramadan
- The Festival of Fast-Breaking (Id al-Fitr)
- The Festival of the Sacrifice (Id al-Adha)
- The Construction of the Ceremonies
- Chapter 4. Islamic Institutions and the State
- A.. The Ulama and the State
- Shaykh al-Islam
- The Qadi (the Islamic Judge)
- B.. Adat and Islamic Law
- Penal Laws
- Traditional Royal Punishment
- C.. Jihad
- The Justification for War
- The Authority to Declare Jihad
- The Conduct of the War
- Chapter 5. A Comparative Analysis
- A.. Melaka: A Fifteenth-Century Coastal Sultanate
- B.. Mataram: An Inland Javanese Sultanate
- C.. A Comparative Note
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Glossary
- Index
