"You May Not Give It Away": How Social Norms Shape Islamic Law in Contemporary Indonesian Jurisprudence

Islamic Law and Society

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 382-408

  Bowen, John R ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 34547938540     PISSN: 09289380     EISSN: 15685195     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/1568519981570230     Document Type: Review

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