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

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

by Scott, Rachel M.
Published 2021

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