Competing Imperatives
Conflicts and Convergences in State and Islam in Pluralist Malaysia
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 23028344 |
|---|---|
| Authors | J L Neo (National University of Singapore, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2015 |
| Volume | 4 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 1-25 |
| Publication date | 2015-02-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Oxford Journal of Law and Religion (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2047-0770 • E-ISSN: 2047-0789 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1093/ojlr/rwv001 |
| OpenAlex | W2087032347 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
This article examines the evolution of state–religion relations in Malaysia from a secular-constitutional democracy with Islamic symbols to one where Islam as the religion of the federation is becoming a public doctrine, influencing norm-creation and norm-critique. It identifies a normative convergence between the Syariah and the secular courts on the content of religious freedom and the imperative to maintain a closed community. In this regard, this paper locates this development within a wider movement to reverse the priority of secular norms over Islamic ones. It analyses the attendant social, legal, and political factors influencing these developments and considers their implications for the equal rights of non-Muslim citizens and the ideal of a democratic Malaysian state.
Democracy · Doctrine · Islam · Law and economics · Norm (philosophy) · Normative · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Secular state · Secularism · Sociology · State (computer science) · Asian Studies and History · Education and Islamic Studies · Islamic Finance and Banking Studies · Law
| Citations per year | 0.63 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2018 - 2026 (9) |
| Highly cited | No |