Islam and the abolition of slavery / William Gervase Clarence-Smith.
Islam and the abolition of slavery / William Gervase Clarence-Smith.
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Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2006.
Date
2006.
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N297.27/ 8
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English
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xxvi, 293 p. : maps ; 23 cm.
Contents
1. Introduction : the embarrassing institution -- 2. A fragile Sunni consensus -- 3. Dissenting traditions -- 4. Customary law -- 5. Sultan's law -- 6. Imperialism and secularism -- 7. The Ulama and quasi-abolition -- 8. Mystics and millenarians -- 9. Literalism -- 10. Rationalism -- 11. Timing and...
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Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2006.
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England
Date Published
2006.
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However, the sharia itself was not as clear about the legality of servitude as is usually assumed, and progressive scholars within the schools of law might even have achieved full emancipation over the long term."--BOOK JACKET....
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Islam and the abolition of slavery / William Gervase Clarence-Smith.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 234-276) and index.
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N297.27/ 8
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74VKOJ74GyAg
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ISBN
0195221516 (cloth : alk. paper)
9780195221510 (cloth : alk. paper)
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297.27
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991022454249702626
