Everyday Islamic Law and the Making of Modern South Asia
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Hardback or Cased Book
ISBN-10
9395474424
ISBN-13
9789395474429
Publisher
Sanctum Books
Imprint
Sanctum Books
Country of Manufacture
IN
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Jan 15th, 2025
Print length
741 Pages
Weight
748 grams
Dimensions
16.10 x 23.70 x 3.40 cms
Product Classification:
Asian historyHuman rights & civil liberties law
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Following these developments from the beginning of the Raj through independence, Elizabeth Lhost rejects narratives of stagnation and decline to show how an unexpected coterie of scholars, practitioners, and ordinary individuals negotiated the contests and challenges of colonial legal change.
Beginning in the late eighteenth century, British rule transformed the relationship between law, society, and the state in South Asia. But qazis and muftis, alongside ordinary people without formal training in law, fought back as the colonial system in India sidelined Islamic legal experts. They petitioned the East India Company for employment, lobbied imperial legislators for recognition, and built robust institutions to serve their communities. By bringing legal debates into the public sphere, they resisted the colonial state’s authority over personal law and rejected legal codification by embracing flexibility and possibility. With postcards, letters, and telegrams, they made everyday Islamic law vibrant and resilient and challenged the hegemony of the Anglo-Indian legal system.
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