Author : Aharon Layish
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9004313990
Total Pages : 370 pages
Book Rating : 4.96/5 ( download)
Book Synopsis Sharīʿa and the Islamic State in 19th-Century Sudan by : Aharon Layish
Download or read book Sharīʿa and the Islamic State in 19th-Century Sudan written by Aharon Layish and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2016-08-22 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Sudanese Mahdī headed a millenarian, revivalist, reformist movement, strongly inspired by Salafī and Ṣūfī ideas in the late 19th century. He established a Caliphate and created a unique legal methodology and doctrine to promote his political and social agenda.