TY - BOOK AU - Ostien,Philip AU - Nasir,Jamila M. AU - Kogelmann,Franz TI - Comparative perspectives on Shariʻah in Nigeria SN - 978029547X AV - KTA469.5 .C65 2005 U1 - 297.14 UKP PY - 2005/// CY - Ibadan, Nigeria, Jersey, Channel Islands, UK PB - Spectrum Books, in association with Safari Books KW - Islamic law KW - Nigeria KW - Congresses KW - Islam and politics KW - fast KW - Religion KW - Islam KW - swd KW - Recht KW - Conference papers and proceedings KW - Aufsatzsammlung N1 - 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 ER -