Shari'ah on trial: Northern Nigeria's Islamic revolution
A revolution for Shar'iah -- Stoning and sovereignty: Hausaland's Islamic modernity -- Origins of the stoning punishment -- Colonialism: then and now -- The trial of Amina lawal -- Gender and the Western reaction to the case
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| WorldCat: | WorldCat |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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Oakland, California
University of California Press
[2017]
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| In: | Year: 2017 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Africa
/ Nigeria
/ Nigeria (Nord)
/ Islamic law
/ Jurisprudence
/ Islamic law
/ Court
/ Politics
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| Further subjects: | B
Islam and state (Nigeria, Northern)
B Religious practice B Islam B Islamic law B State B Islamic courts (Nigeria, Northern) B Religious organization B Islamic Law (Nigeria, Northern) B Nigeria B Islam and politics (Nigeria, Northern) |
| Summary: | A revolution for Shar'iah -- Stoning and sovereignty: Hausaland's Islamic modernity -- Origins of the stoning punishment -- Colonialism: then and now -- The trial of Amina lawal -- Gender and the Western reaction to the case |
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| Item Description: | Literaturhinweise Seite 205-231 Literaturverzeichnis Seite 233-245 Register |
| Physical Description: | xv, 253 Seiten, Karten |
| ISBN: | 0-520-29378-9 0-520-29377-0 978-0-520-29378-6 978-0-520-29377-9 |
