| Description |
xiv, 281 pages : maps ; 25 cm. |
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text file |
| Series |
Islam in Africa,
1570-3754 ;
volume 15
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Islam in Africa ; v. 15.
1570-3754
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 259-269) and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction / John Chesworth and Franz Kogelmann -- "Sharia and reality": a domain of dontest among Sunni Muslims in the District of Shendi, Northern Sudan / Osman Mohamed Osman Ali -- Contradicting state ideology in Sudan : Christian-Muslim relations among the internally displaced persons in Khartoum-The Case of Mandela and Wad al-Bashir Camps / Salma Mohamed Abdalmunim Abdalla -- The evolution of the independent sharia panel in Osun State, South-West Nigeria / Abdul-Fatah Kola Makinde -- "Education is Education": contemporary Muslim views on Muslim women's education in northern Nigeria / Chikas Danfulani -- We Introduced sharia'-the Izala Movement in Nigeria as initiator of sharia-reimplementation in the north of the country : some Reflections / Ramzi Ben Amara -- Debates on kadhi's courts and Christian-Muslim relations in Isiolo Town : thematic issues and emergent trends / Halkano Abdi Wario -- "Necessity removes restrictions" : Swahili Muslim women's perspectives on their participation in the public sphere / Esha Faki Mwinyihaji -- Women's views on the role of kadhi's courts: a case study of Kendu Bay, Kenya / Rebecca Osiro -- Demand for the re-Introduction of Kadhi's courts on the Tanzanian mainland : a religious, social and political analysis / William Andrew Kopwe -- "Chaos will never have a chance": sharia debates and tolerance in a rrovincial Tanzanian town / Bernardin Mfumbusa. |
| Summary |
Sharia in Africa Today. Reactions and Responses' explores how Islamic law has influenced relations between Muslims and Christians, through a series of case studies by young African scholars working in Sudan, Nigeria, Kenya and Tanzania. |
| Access |
Access restricted to users with valid AUBnet account. |
| Local Note |
JSTOR Books at JSTOR Open Access |
| Language |
English. |
| Subject |
Islamic law -- Africa.
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Islamic law. |
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Africa. |
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Islamic courts -- Africa.
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Islamic courts. |
| Added Author |
Chesworth, John (John A.), editor.
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Kogelmann, Franz, editor.
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| ISBN |
9789004250543 (hardback ; alkaline paper) |
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9004250549 (hardback ; alkaline paper) |
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9789004262126 (e-book) |
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9004262121 |
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9789004262126 |
| Standard No. |
10.1163/9789004262126 |
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