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Record Nr.

UNINA9910824408503321

Titolo

Muslim family law in sub-Saharan Africa : colonial legacies and post-colonial challenges / / Shamil Jeppie, Ebrahim Moosa & Richard Roberts (eds.)

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Amsterdam : , : Amsterdam University Press, , 2010

ISBN

9789089641724

9786612634161

90-485-1132-1

Descrizione fisica

388 pages : illustrations ; ; 24 cm

Collana

ISIM series on contemporary Muslim societies

Altri autori (Persone)

JeppieShamil

MoosaEbrahim

RobertsRichard L. <1949->

Soggetti

Colonies - Administration

Africa Colonization

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

pt.1. Colonizing Muslim family law in Africa -- pt. 2. Muslim family law, the postcolonial state, and constitutionalism in Africa.

Sommario/riassunto

Offers comparative historical, anthropological and legal perspectives on the ways in which French and British colonial administrations interacted with the diversity of Islamic legal schools, scholars, and practices in Africa.