Nationalism, Protestant ‘Modernity’ and the Reform of Islamic Law
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This chapter traces Anderson’s entry into the world of British academia as a specialist in Islamic law. It scrutinizes the attention paid by various British academics and Muslim intellectuals to Anderson’s academic work and the ways in which a Protestant conception of modernity influenced his analysis of Islamic legal reform. It situates Anderson’s academic work against the backdrop of the general evolution of oriental studies in Britain after World War II and the specific developments at the School of Oriental and African Studies in London. It also highlights the ways in which Anderson’s attachment to natural law theory shaped his approach to comparative law and Islamic legal reform.
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