Islamic legal revival reception of European law and transformations in Islamic legal thought in Egypt, 1875-1952

Wood, Leonard G H

Islamic legal revival reception of European law and transformations in Islamic legal thought in Egypt, 1875-1952 - London Oxford University Press 2016 - 1 online resource. - Oxford Islamic legal studies . - Oxford Islamic legal studies. .

Previously issued in print: 2016.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Leonard Wood presents his ground breaking history of Islamic revivalist thought in Islamic law. He brings to life the tumultuous history of colonial interventions in Islamic legal consciousness during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, and tells the story of the rapid displacement of local Egyptian and Islamic law by transplanted European codes and details the evolution of resultant movements to revive Islamic law.

Specialized.

9780191827716


Islamic law--History--20th century.
Islamic renewal.
Law--History--Europe--20th century.

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