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Recasting Islamic law : religion and the nation state in Egyptian constitution making /

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By examining the intersection of Islamic law, state law, religion, and culture in the Egyptian nation-building process, Recasting Islamic Law highlights how the sharia, when attached to constitutional commitments, is reshaped into modern Islamic state law. Rachel M. Scott analyzes the complex effect...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Scott, Rachel M. (Author)
Corporate Author: JSTOR (Organization)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Ithaca, NY : Cornell University Press, 2021.
Subjects:
Coptic Church
Constitutional law > Egypt.
Constitutional law (Islamic law) > Egypt.
Islamic law > Egypt.
Law > Egypt > Islamic influences.
Islam and state > Egypt.
Droit constitutionnel > Égypte.
Droit constitutionnel (Droit islamique)
Droit islamique > Égypte.
Droit > Égypte > Influence islamique.
Islam et État > Égypte.
RELIGION > Islam > Law.
RELIGION / Islam / General
Interfaith relations
Islam
Islam and state
Islamic law
Nation-building
Religion and state
Religious minorities
Egypt
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Note on Translation and Transliteration
  • Part I: Constitutions and the Making and Unmaking of Egyptian Nationalism
  • Constitutions, National Culture, and Rethinking Islamism
  • The Sharia as State Law
  • Constitution Making in Egypt
  • Part II: Recasting Islamic Law : Case Studies
  • The Ulama, Religious Authority, and the State
  • The "Divinely Revealed Religions"
  • The Family Is the Basis of Society
  • Judicial Autonomy and Inheritance.