Item specifics
- Condition
- ISBN
- 9780520293779
- Book Title
- Shari’ah on Trial : Northern Nigeria’s Islamic Revolution
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Item Length
- 9 in
- Publication Year
- 2017
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Illustrator
- Yes
- Item Height
- 0.8 in
- Author
- Sarah Eltantawi
- Genre
- Law, Religion, Political Science
- Topic
- General, Islam / General, Religion, Politics & State, World / African
- Item Weight
- 19.2 Oz
- Item Width
- 6 in
- Number of Pages
- 272 Pages
Shari’ah On Trial: Northern Nigeria’s Islamic Revolution
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
University of California Press
ISBN-10
0520293770
ISBN-13
9780520293779
eBay Product ID (ePID)
234749433
Product Key Features
Book Title
Shari’ah on Trial : Northern Nigeria’s Islamic Revolution
Number of Pages
272 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2017
Topic
General, Islam / General, Religion, Politics & State, World / African
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Law, Religion, Political Science
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
0.8 in
Item Weight
19.2 Oz
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
6 in
Additional Product Features
LCCN
2016-042864
Dewey Edition
23
Reviews
Shari’ah on Trial: Northern Nigeria’s Islamic Revolution is an excellent study of Northern Nigeria Sharia politics. It provides a rich analysis not just of the Amina Lawal case but also of the Islamic discursive tradition in Muslim West Africa.
Dewey Decimal
349.669/8
Table Of Content
Acknowledgments Note on Transliteration Chronology Map of Northern Nigeria Introduction 1. A Revolution for Shari?ah 2. Hausaland’s Islamic Modernity 3. Origins of the Stoning Punishment 4. Colonialism: Then and Now 5. The Trial of Amina Lawal 6. Gender and the Western Reaction to the Case Notes References Index
Synopsis
In November of 1999, Nigerians took to the streets demanding the re-implementation of shari’ah law in their country. Two years later, many Nigerians supported the death sentence by stoning of a peasant woman for alleged sexual misconduct. Public outcry in the West was met with assurances to the Western public: stoning is not a part of Islam; stoning happens “only in Africa”; reports of stoning are exaggerated by Western sensationalism. However, none of these statements are true. Shari’ah on Trial goes beyond journalistic headlines and liberal pieties to give a powerful account of how Northern Nigerians reached a point of such desperation that they demanded the return of the strictest possible shari’ah law. Sarah Eltantawi analyzes changing conceptions of Islamic theology and practice as well as Muslim and British interactions dating back to the colonial period to explain the resurgence of shari’ah, with implications for Muslim-majority countries around the world.
LC Classification Number
KTA469.5.E45 2017
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