This book looks at how Muslims in Indonesia struggle to reconcile radically different sets of social norms and laws.

This book examines the life of women in the Indonesian province of Aceh, where Islamic law was introduced in 1999. It outlines how women have had to face the fo

An important book that bridges the gap between the more specialist literature and the - often depressingly ill-informed - comments of journalists and ideologues

Dante is one of the towering figures of medieval European literature. Yet many riddles and questions about him persist. By re-reading Dante with an open mind, B

Nurlaelawati's close and contextually sensitive analysis of judicial practice in Indonesia's Islamic courts yields invaluable insights into the subtle dynamics