Title Transformations of tradition : Islamic law in colonial modernity / Junaid Quadri

Published New York : Oxford University Press, [2021] ©2021

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Description 1 online resource (xiii, 243 pages) Contents INTRODUCTION -- 1. PARTISANSHIP, TERRITORIALISM AND TRANSREGIONAL NETWORKS OF BELONGING -- 2. AUTHORITY, IJTIHĀD AND TEMPORALITY -- 3. COLONIALISM, TRANSLATION AND SEDUCTION -- 4. SCIENCE, PERCEPTION AND OBJECTIVITY -- 5. RELIGION, THE SECULAR AND LANGUAGE -- CONCLUSION -- BIBLIOGRAPHY Summary Transformations of Tradition probes how the encounter with colonial modernity conditioned Islamic jurists' conceptualizations of the shari'a. Focusing on the jurisprudential writings of Muhammad Bakhit al-Muti-i (1854-1935), Mufti of Egypt for a time, Junaid Quadri locates a remarkable series of foundational intellectual shifts that throw into doubt the possibility of reading the modern trajectory of Islamic law through the lens of a continuous tradition. Through close readings of complex legal texts and mining archives oft-neglected in the field, this carefully researched study uncovers a sha Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (Oxford Scholarship Online, viewed June 14, 2021) Subject Islamic law -- History -- 19th century Islamic law -- History -- 20th century Islamic law -- Interpretation and construction. Islamic civilization -- Western influences. Islamic law -- Europe -- Colonies Islamic civilization -- Western influences Islamic law Islamic law -- Interpretation and construction Europe Genre/Form History Form Electronic book ISBN 9780190077075 9780190077051 0190077050 0190077077

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