Dissertation Research: Modern Law, Traditional Marriage: The Relationship between Islamicization and Marriage Practices in Sudan

0109607Asad/Jolin本论文研究苏丹喀土穆的法律和婚姻习俗之间的关系，重点研究伊斯兰法律中涉及丈夫养活妻子的责任和妻子服从他的义务的案例。通过审查法典、婚姻合同和档案、法庭程序观察以及对两个不同社区参与离婚诉讼的男子和妇女的采访，该项目将为两个截然不同但相互关联的问题提供答案：苏丹最近颁布的伊斯兰法律与以前在那里适用的世俗法律是否有很大不同，或者现代苏丹法律是否与苏丹殖民前的伊斯兰历史有区别？如果说今天在苏丹实行的法律明显是现代的，那么伊斯兰法律传统是如何演变的呢？从这项研究中获得的信息将有助于理解法律、传统以及宗教与国家的关系。将收集的数据将提供可与其他伊斯兰国家的法律和婚姻研究相比较的信息，并将涉及对世俗国家伊斯兰运动的研究。它将促进我们对传统社会向现代社会转变的理解，将促进对年轻社会科学家的教育，并将增进我们对世界这一重要地区的理解。

0109607Asad / JolinThis dissertation project is a study of the relationship between law and marriage practices in Khartoum, Sudan, focusing on cases in Islamic law which involve the husband's responsibility to provide for his wife and her duty to obey him. Through an examination of legal codes, marriage contracts and archives, observations of courtroom proceedings and interviews with men and women involved in divorce proceedings in two different communities, this project will provide answers to two distinct but interrelated questions: Is the Islamic law promulgated recently in Sudan substantially different from the secular law previously applied there, or is there a continuity in modern Sudanese law that distinguishes it from Sudan's' pre-colonial Islamic past? If the law practiced in Sudan today is distinctively modern, how has the Islamic legal tradition evolved? The information from this study will contribute to understanding on law, tradition and the relationship between religion and the state. The data to be collected will provide information that can be compared with studies of law and marriage in other Islamic states, and will address studies of Islamic movements in secular states. It will advance our understanding of the transformation of traditional into modern societies, will advance the education of a young social scientists, and will improve our understanding of this important region of the world.