Islamic Law, Colonialism, and Mecca's Shadow in the Horn of Africa
Drawing on the case of British Somaliland (circa 1884-1960), this article argues that Islam-and competing views of Islamic law in politics-occupied a critical role during the region's colonial period. In particular, British colonial administrators and Muslim clerics both turned eastward to the...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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The Pennsylvania State University Press
[2019]
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Journal of Africana religions
Year: 2019, Volume: 7, Issue: 1, Pages: 121-130 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Mohammed Abdulle Hassan 1856-1920
/ Britisch-Somaliland
/ Colonialism
/ Legitimation
/ Islamic law
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| RelBib Classification: | AD Sociology of religion; religious policy BJ Islam FD Contextual theology KBN Sub-Saharan Africa RA Practical theology TJ Modern history TK Recent history XA Law |
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| Summary: | Drawing on the case of British Somaliland (circa 1884-1960), this article argues that Islam-and competing views of Islamic law in politics-occupied a critical role during the region's colonial period. In particular, British colonial administrators and Muslim clerics both turned eastward to the Arabian Peninsula for inspiration and justification for their critiques of one another. |
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| ISSN: | 2165-5413 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of Africana religions
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