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Islamic law and politics in Northern Nigeria / Ricardo René Laremont.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Trenton NJ : Africa World Press, 2011.Description: xxv, 320 p. : ill., maps ; 22 cmISBN:
  • 1592218059 (hardcover)
  • 1592218067 (pbk.)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 340.5/9096697
LOC classification:
  • KTA 469.5 L321i 2011
Contents:
Legitimizing the state : law, equity, and process -- Jihad and the establishment of Islamic governance in the nineteenth century -- The survival of Islamic law and institutions during the colonial period (1903-1960) -- Islamic leaders, movements, and law during the late colonial and postcolonial period (1950-2007) -- Islamic law, Muslim-Christian relations, and transition to democracy in Nigeria's fourth republic -- The reintroduction of sharia criminal law and the women's movement in Nigeria -- Sharia, legitimacy, and the Islamic state.
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Libro Libro Biblioteca Juan Bosch Biblioteca Juan Bosch Ciencias Sociales Ciencias Sociales (3er. Piso) KTA 469.5 L321i 2011 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 1 Available 00000104521

Includes bibliographical references (p. [287]-305) and index.

Legitimizing the state : law, equity, and process -- Jihad and the establishment of Islamic governance in the nineteenth century -- The survival of Islamic law and institutions during the colonial period (1903-1960) -- Islamic leaders, movements, and law during the late colonial and postcolonial period (1950-2007) -- Islamic law, Muslim-Christian relations, and transition to democracy in Nigeria's fourth republic -- The reintroduction of sharia criminal law and the women's movement in Nigeria -- Sharia, legitimacy, and the Islamic state.

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