The Mahdi's Legal Methodology as a Mechanism for Adapting the Sharî'a in the Sudan to Political and Social Purposes
Muhammad Ahmad b. 'Abd Allâh (best known as Muhammad al-Mahdî) headed a religious-political movement for the revival and reform of Islam (Mah-diyya) in the late 19th century. The success of the Mahdi's endeavour to consolidate a radical theocracy in a society well-entrenched in tribal cust...
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Université de Provence
2000-07-01
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| Series: | Revue des Mondes Musulmans et de la Méditerranée |
| Online Access: | https://journals.openedition.org/remmm/257 |
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