The politics of Islamic law local elites, colonial authority, and the making of the Muslim state /

Hussin, Iza R.

The politics of Islamic law local elites, colonial authority, and the making of the Muslim state / [Texte imprimé] : Iza R. Hussin - Chicago : The University of Chicago Press, 2016 - 1 vol. (351 p.) ; 24 cm

Bibliogr. p. 311-344

Contexts -- The historical roots of a contemporary puzzle -- Mapping the transformation -- Treaties, trials and representations -- The irony of jurisdiction: whose law is Islamic law? -- Trying Islamic law: trials in and of Islamic law -- Making the Muslim state: Islamic law and the politics of representation -- The paradox of Islamic law -- The colonial politics of Islamic law -- The contemporary politics of Islamic law

978-0-226-32320-6

Islamic law / History Islam and politics Islam and state

340.59