Islamic Law and the Environment in Indonesia
Based on research in Indonesia in 2010–2013, this essay explains how Muslims expect norms of Islamic law to mobilize religious response to environmental crisis. It surveys attempts since the 1990s to develop “environmental fiqh (Muslim jurisprudence)” in Indonesia, justified in theory by rationales...
| Publié dans: | Worldviews |
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| Type de support: | Électronique Article |
| Langue: | Anglais |
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Brill
2015
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| Dans: |
Worldviews
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| Sujets / Chaînes de mots-clés standardisés: | B
Indonesien
/ Droit islamique
/ Fatwa
/ Protection de l'environnement
/ Mondialisation
/ Histoire 1990-2015
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| RelBib Classification: | AD Sociologie des religions BJ Islam KBM Asie NCG Éthique de la création; Éthique environnementale TK Époque contemporaine XA Droit |
| Sujets non-standardisés: | B
Shariʿa
environment
globalization
Indonesia
Islam
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| Accès en ligne: |
Volltext (Verlag) |
| Résumé: | Based on research in Indonesia in 2010–2013, this essay explains how Muslims expect norms of Islamic law to mobilize religious response to environmental crisis. It surveys attempts since the 1990s to develop “environmental fiqh (Muslim jurisprudence)” in Indonesia, justified in theory by rationales such as that actions causing environmental harm stem ultimately from human moral failing, and also that human aims and activities, including those protected by Islamic law, require a healthy biosphere. Many Indonesians expect Islamic ecological rulings to fill a critical gap in global persuasion, and to be successful when other (non-religious) environmental messages fail. Considering several key fatwas (non-binding legal opinions given in answer to a question) from the local level to the national in Indonesia, this paper explains how law and “outreach” (Ind. dakwah) come together to cast Islamic law of the environment in terms of foundational causes and ultimate effects. These religious norms coexist with and complement other globalized constructions (such as those of the nation-state and NGOs) that they increasingly incorporate. |
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| ISSN: | 1568-5357 |
| Contient: | In: Worldviews
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/15685357-01902006 |