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A Continuity of Shari‘a - Brian Wright

A Continuity of Shari‘a

Political Authority and Homicide in the Nineteenth Century

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Buch | Hardcover
240 Seiten
2023
American University in Cairo Press (Verlag)
978-1-64903-262-1 (ISBN)
CHF 87,25 inkl. MwSt
A challenge to the “end of the shari‘a” thesis in Islamic legal historiography

In the second half of the nineteenth century, states across the Muslim World developed new criminal codes and reshaped their legal landscapes, laying the foundations of the systems that continue to inform the application of justice today. Influenced by colonialism and the rise of the modern state’s desire to control its populations, many have seen the introduction of these codes as a pivotal shift and divergence from the shariʼa, the dominant paradigm in premodern Muslim jurisdictions.

In A Continuity of Shari‘a, Brian Wright challenges this view, comparing among the Egyptian, Ottoman, and Indian contexts. By examining the environment in which the new codes were created, highlighting the work of local scholars and legal actors, and examining the content of the codes themselves, Wright argues that the criminal systems of the late nineteenth century have more connections to their past than is previously understood. Colonial influence was adapted to local circumstances and synthesized with premodern understandings in an eclectic legal environment to create solutions to local problems while maintaining a continuity with the shari’a.

This book will be of interest to scholars and students of Islamic Studies, Islamic Law, and Islamic Legal History.

Brian Wright is a research fellow at the American Research Center in Cairo, Egypt. His research focuses on the transformation of Islamic law and the development of modern legal systems in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries across the Middle East and South Asia. He holds a PhD in Islamic Studies from McGill University and an MA in Arab and Islamic Studies from the American University in Cairo.

Note on Abbreviations, Cases, and Transliteration

Preface and Acknowledgements

Introduction

1. Establishing Justice through State Law

2. New Elites Shaping the Law

3. The Classification of Homicide

4. Establishing Criminal Intent

5. Criminal Responsibility

6. Changing Tides and Islamism

Bibliography

Index

Erscheinungsdatum
Sprache englisch
Maße 152 x 229 mm
Themenwelt Sachbuch/Ratgeber Geschichte / Politik Allgemeines / Lexika
Geisteswissenschaften Geschichte Regional- / Ländergeschichte
Geschichte Teilgebiete der Geschichte Militärgeschichte
Recht / Steuern Allgemeines / Lexika
Recht / Steuern EU / Internationales Recht
Recht / Steuern Rechtsgeschichte
Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie Spezielle Soziologien
ISBN-10 1-64903-262-5 / 1649032625
ISBN-13 978-1-64903-262-1 / 9781649032621
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