The Reinstatement of Islamic Law in Sudan under Numayrī
An Evaluation of a Legal Experiment in the Light of its Historical Context, Methodology, and Repercussions
Biographical note
Aharon Layish, Ph.D. (1973) is Professor at Hebrew University, has published extensively on Islamic, customary and Druze law and institutions, including Legal Documents on Libyan Tribal Society in Process of Sedentarization (Harrassowitz, 1998). He is Executive Editor of Islamic Law and Society and Chairman of 'The Israel Oriental Society'.
Gabriel R. Warburg, Ph.D. (1968) in History, School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, is Professor Emeritus of Middle Eastern History at Haifa University. His books include Islam Nationalism and Communism in a Traditional Society, the Case of Sudan (Frank Cass, 1978), Historical Discord in the Nile Valley (C.Hurst, 1992) and Islam, Sectarianism and Politics in Sudan Since the Mahdiyya (C. Hurst, 2002).
Gabriel R. Warburg, Ph.D. (1968) in History, School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, is Professor Emeritus of Middle Eastern History at Haifa University. His books include Islam Nationalism and Communism in a Traditional Society, the Case of Sudan (Frank Cass, 1978), Historical Discord in the Nile Valley (C.Hurst, 1992) and Islam, Sectarianism and Politics in Sudan Since the Mahdiyya (C. Hurst, 2002).
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