Common use of Theoretical Framework Clause in Contracts

Theoretical Framework. In analysing the Shi‘is in Indonesia as a minority Muslim group amidst the overwhelming Sunni majority, this study employs the theory of stigma64 proposed by sociologist ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇.65 I follow ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇’▇ steps in his study of the Twelver Shi‘i response to Sunni legal theory. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ maintains the applicability of this theory to Shi‘is, “who have lived as a stigmatised minority dominated by a potentially hostile majority in most areas of the Muslim world and during most periods of Muslim history.”66 According to ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇’▇ theory, stigmatised groups tend to adopt strategies that fit into a social system dominated by the majority. While Sunnism has become a norm in the Muslim world, Shi‘ism is considered ‘abnormal’ and Shi‘is have to implement strategies in order to gain recognition from the Sunni majority.