Transformations of tradition : Islamic law in colonial modernity

Transformations of tradition : Islamic law in colonial modernity / Junaid Quadri.

Transformations of Tradition probes how the encounter with colonial modernity conditioned Islamic jurists' conceptualizations of the shari'a. Focusing on the jurisprudential writings of Muhammad Bakhit al-Muti-i (1854-1935), Mufti of Egypt for a time, Junaid Quadri locates a remarkable ser...

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Main Author: Quadri, Junaid (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Oxford University Press, [2021]
Subjects:
1800-1999
Islamic law > History > 19th century.
Islamic law > History > 20th century.
Islamic law > Interpretation and construction.
Islamic civilization > Western influences.
Islamic law > Europe > Colonies.
Islamic civilization > Western influences
Islamic law
Islamic law > Interpretation and construction
Europe
History
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Summary:Transformations of Tradition probes how the encounter with colonial modernity conditioned Islamic jurists' conceptualizations of the shari'a. Focusing on the jurisprudential writings of Muhammad Bakhit al-Muti-i (1854-1935), Mufti of Egypt for a time, Junaid Quadri locates a remarkable series of foundational intellectual shifts that throw into doubt the possibility of reading the modern trajectory of Islamic law through the lens of a continuous tradition. Through close readings of complex legal texts and mining archives oft-neglected in the field, this carefully researched study uncovers a sha.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xiii, 243 pages).
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780190077075
9780190077051
0190077050
0190077077
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (Oxford Scholarship Online, viewed June 14, 2021).

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