Studia Islamika
Vol. 15 No. 2 (2008): Studia Islamika

Islamic Law Versus Adat: Debate about Inheritance Law and the Rise of Capitalism in Minangkabau

Huda, Yasrul (Unknown)



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Publish Date
31 Aug 2008

Abstract

The study of traditional Minangkabau society has stimulated a considerable amount of work on the nature of social change in West Sumatra. In Minangkabau one of the central themes of its intellectual history is the search for the formulation of the relationship between adat and Islam. As a result, some scholarly debated has concentrated on how a matrilineal society, such as Minangkabau, can become one of the most thoroughly Islamized ethnic groups. The survival of adat is under the domination of Islam, although its rules are extremely different from adat, and the integration of Islam with adat.DOI: 10.15408/sdi.v15i2.531

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studia-islamika

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Religion

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STUDIA ISLAMIKA (ISSN 0215-0492) is an international journal published by the Center for the Study of Islam and Society (PPIM), Syarif Hidayatullah State Islamic University of Jakarta, Indonesia (STT DEPPEN No. 129/SK/DITJEN/PPG/STT/1976). Focus The journal aims to provide readers with a deeper ...