Islamic Legal Revival: Reception of European Law and Transformations in Islamic Legal Thought in Egypt, 1875-1952

by Leonard Wood

In this meticulously researched volume, Leonard Wood presents his ground breaking history of Islamic revivalist thought in Islamic law. Islamic Legal Revival: Reception of European Law and Transformations in Islamic Legal Thought in Egypt, 1879-1952 brings to life the tumultuous history of colonial interventions in Islamic legal consciousness during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. It tells the story of the rapid displacement of local...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198786018
• ISBN13: 9780198786016
• Release Date: November 2016
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.2" x 9.3"