Muhammad Latif Fauzi (Ph.D. 2021), Leiden University, is an Associate Professor of Islamic law at UIN Raden Mas Said Surakarta. He has published articles and book chapters, including “Women in Local Politics: The Byelaw on Prostitution in Bantul,” In Islam, Politics and Change: The Indonesian Experience after the Fall of Suharto (Leiden University Press, 2016).

• List of Figures and TablesAcknowledgementsAbbreviations1 Introduction1 Unregistered Marriage and the Plurality of Legal Norms2 Marriage: Sharīʿa Law, State Law and Bureaucratisation3 Focus and Setting4 Method5 Structure of the BookPart 1 Law and Institution2 Regulating Muslim Marriage: A Shift to Citizens’ Rights-Based Approach1 Introduction2 Legal Marriage: Dilemmas and Compromises3 Sharīʿa-Based Regulations and the Steep Stairways to Legislation4 Contesting Maṣlaḥa5 A New Trend: Citizens’ Rights Approach6 Conclusion3 Reforming the Bureaucracy of Muslim Marriage1 Introduction2 The Indonesian Muslim Marriage Bureaucracy3 The Re-centralisation of Penghulu4 Corruption, Informality, and the Need for Reform5 Muslims’ Attitudes towards the Reform6 The Information System of Marriage Registration7 ConclusionPart 2 Legal Practice4 Presenting Pasuruan: Present-Day Islam and Cultural Life1 Introduction2 Historical Context3 Cultural, Religious and Political Life4 Social Life in Sumbersari5 Conclusion5 Performing Marriage: The Influences of Cultural and Islamic Norms1 Introduction2 Presenting Munir-Ulfa3 Pengarep and Cultural Norms4 Kyai: Seeking Religious ‘Middle Ground’5 Menghalalkan: Marrying to Legalise Relationship6 Conclusion6 Registering Marriage: The Relationship between Penghulus and Modins1 Introduction2 Marriage Registration and the State-in-Society Approach3 Building an Internal Synergy4 Registering Marriages and Remarriages5 Twofold Akad Nikah and Taʾkīd al-Nikāḥ6 Conclusion7 Legalising Unregistered Marriage: Reasons and Strategies1 Introduction2 Why Legalising an Unregistered Marriage?3 Legal Identity and Citizens’ Rights4 Administrative Transgression in Marriage Registration5 Isbat Nikah by Islamic Courts6 Child Legitimation7 Conclusion8 Conclusion1 Regulating Muslim Marriage and Public Debates2 Corruption, Informality, and the Reformed Fees3 Present-Day Cultural Life in Pasuruan4 Everyday Practice of Marriage and the Functioning of the Bureaucracy of Marriage5 Unregistered Marriages and Seeking State RecognitionGlossaryBibliographyIndex

Muhammad Latif Fauzi (Ph.D. 2021), Leiden University, is an Associate Professor of Islamic law at UIN Raden Mas Said Surakarta. He has published articles and book chapters, including “Women in Local Politics: The Byelaw on Prostitution in Bantul,” In Islam, Politics and Change: The Indonesian Experience after the Fall of Suharto (Leiden University Press, 2016).

• List of Figures and TablesAcknowledgementsAbbreviations1 Introduction1 Unregistered Marriage and the Plurality of Legal Norms2 Marriage: Sharīʿa Law, State Law and Bureaucratisation3 Focus and Setting4 Method5 Structure of the BookPart 1 Law and Institution2 Regulating Muslim Marriage: A Shift to Citizens’ Rights-Based Approach1 Introduction2 Legal Marriage: Dilemmas and Compromises3 Sharīʿa-Based Regulations and the Steep Stairways to Legislation4 Contesting Maṣlaḥa5 A New Trend: Citizens’ Rights Approach6 Conclusion3 Reforming the Bureaucracy of Muslim Marriage1 Introduction2 The Indonesian Muslim Marriage Bureaucracy3 The Re-centralisation of Penghulu4 Corruption, Informality, and the Need for Reform5 Muslims’ Attitudes towards the Reform6 The Information System of Marriage Registration7 ConclusionPart 2 Legal Practice4 Presenting Pasuruan: Present-Day Islam and Cultural Life1 Introduction2 Historical Context3 Cultural, Religious and Political Life4 Social Life in Sumbersari5 Conclusion5 Performing Marriage: The Influences of Cultural and Islamic Norms1 Introduction2 Presenting Munir-Ulfa3 Pengarep and Cultural Norms4 Kyai: Seeking Religious ‘Middle Ground’5 Menghalalkan: Marrying to Legalise Relationship6 Conclusion6 Registering Marriage: The Relationship between Penghulus and Modins1 Introduction2 Marriage Registration and the State-in-Society Approach3 Building an Internal Synergy4 Registering Marriages and Remarriages5 Twofold Akad Nikah and Taʾkīd al-Nikāḥ6 Conclusion7 Legalising Unregistered Marriage: Reasons and Strategies1 Introduction2 Why Legalising an Unregistered Marriage?3 Legal Identity and Citizens’ Rights4 Administrative Transgression in Marriage Registration5 Isbat Nikah by Islamic Courts6 Child Legitimation7 Conclusion8 Conclusion1 Regulating Muslim Marriage and Public Debates2 Corruption, Informality, and the Reformed Fees3 Present-Day Cultural Life in Pasuruan4 Everyday Practice of Marriage and the Functioning of the Bureaucracy of Marriage5 Unregistered Marriages and Seeking State RecognitionGlossaryBibliographyIndex

Muhammad Latif Fauzi (Ph.D. 2021), Leiden University, is an Associate Professor of Islamic law at UIN Raden Mas Said Surakarta. He has published articles and book chapters, including “Women in Local Politics: The Byelaw on Prostitution in Bantul,” In Islam, Politics and Change: The Indonesian Experience after the Fall of Suharto (Leiden University Press, 2016).

• List of Figures and TablesAcknowledgementsAbbreviations1 Introduction1 Unregistered Marriage and the Plurality of Legal Norms2 Marriage: Sharīʿa Law, State Law and Bureaucratisation3 Focus and Setting4 Method5 Structure of the BookPart 1 Law and Institution2 Regulating Muslim Marriage: A Shift to Citizens’ Rights-Based Approach1 Introduction2 Legal Marriage: Dilemmas and Compromises3 Sharīʿa-Based Regulations and the Steep Stairways to Legislation4 Contesting Maṣlaḥa5 A New Trend: Citizens’ Rights Approach6 Conclusion3 Reforming the Bureaucracy of Muslim Marriage1 Introduction2 The Indonesian Muslim Marriage Bureaucracy3 The Re-centralisation of Penghulu4 Corruption, Informality, and the Need for Reform5 Muslims’ Attitudes towards the Reform6 The Information System of Marriage Registration7 ConclusionPart 2 Legal Practice4 Presenting Pasuruan: Present-Day Islam and Cultural Life1 Introduction2 Historical Context3 Cultural, Religious and Political Life4 Social Life in Sumbersari5 Conclusion5 Performing Marriage: The Influences of Cultural and Islamic Norms1 Introduction2 Presenting Munir-Ulfa3 Pengarep and Cultural Norms4 Kyai: Seeking Religious ‘Middle Ground’5 Menghalalkan: Marrying to Legalise Relationship6 Conclusion6 Registering Marriage: The Relationship between Penghulus and Modins1 Introduction2 Marriage Registration and the State-in-Society Approach3 Building an Internal Synergy4 Registering Marriages and Remarriages5 Twofold Akad Nikah and Taʾkīd al-Nikāḥ6 Conclusion7 Legalising Unregistered Marriage: Reasons and Strategies1 Introduction2 Why Legalising an Unregistered Marriage?3 Legal Identity and Citizens’ Rights4 Administrative Transgression in Marriage Registration5 Isbat Nikah by Islamic Courts6 Child Legitimation7 Conclusion8 Conclusion1 Regulating Muslim Marriage and Public Debates2 Corruption, Informality, and the Reformed Fees3 Present-Day Cultural Life in Pasuruan4 Everyday Practice of Marriage and the Functioning of the Bureaucracy of Marriage5 Unregistered Marriages and Seeking State RecognitionGlossaryBibliographyIndex