Comparative perspectives on Shariʻah in Nigeria / edited by Philip Ostien, Jamila M. Nasir and Franz Kogelmann.

Contributor(s): Ostien, Philip | Nasir, Jamila M | Kogelmann, FranzMaterial type: TextTextPublisher: Ibadan, Nigeria : Jersey, Channel Islands, UK : Spectrum Books ; in association with Safari Books, 2005Description: xli, 403 pages ; 22 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 978029547X; 9789780295479Subject(s): Islamic law -- Nigeria -- Congresses | Islam and politics -- Nigeria -- Congresses | Nigeria -- Religion -- Congresses | Islam and politics | Islamic law | Religion | Nigeria | Islam | Recht | NigeriaGenre/Form: Conference papers and proceedings. | Aufsatzsammlung.Additional physical formats: Online version:: Comparative perspectives on Shariʻah in Nigeria.DDC classification: 297.14 UKP LOC classification: KTA469.5 | .C65 2005BP144 | .C65Other classification: BE 8630
Contents:
Women's rights in Shariʻah : a case for codification of Islamic personal law in Nigeria / Saudatu Shehu Mahdi -- Which road leads beyond the Shariʻah controversy? : a Christian perspective on Shariʻah in Nigeria / Danny McCain -- The demand for Shariʻah in African democratisation processes / Abdulkader Tayob -- Rethinking the role of religion in the public sphere / Rosalind I.J. Hackett -- The enforcement of God's law : the Shariʻah in the present world of Islam / Ruud Peters -- Nigeria's "state religion" question in comparative perspective / W. Cole Durham, Jr. -- Freedom of religion and its limitations / John C. Reitz -- The West and the rest : reflections on the intercultural dialogue about Shariʻah / Sanusi Lamido Sanusi -- Religion : source of conflict or resource for peace? / Gerrie ter Haar -- The future of Shariʻah and the debate in Northern Nigeria / Abdullahi Ahmed An Na-ʻim.
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Papers from a conference held in Jan. 2004 at the University of Jos, Nigeria.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Women's rights in Shariʻah : a case for codification of Islamic personal law in Nigeria / Saudatu Shehu Mahdi -- Which road leads beyond the Shariʻah controversy? : a Christian perspective on Shariʻah in Nigeria / Danny McCain -- The demand for Shariʻah in African democratisation processes / Abdulkader Tayob -- Rethinking the role of religion in the public sphere / Rosalind I.J. Hackett -- The enforcement of God's law : the Shariʻah in the present world of Islam / Ruud Peters -- Nigeria's "state religion" question in comparative perspective / W. Cole Durham, Jr. -- Freedom of religion and its limitations / John C. Reitz -- The West and the rest : reflections on the intercultural dialogue about Shariʻah / Sanusi Lamido Sanusi -- Religion : source of conflict or resource for peace? / Gerrie ter Haar -- The future of Shariʻah and the debate in Northern Nigeria / Abdullahi Ahmed An Na-ʻim.

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