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. (auth)
Format: Electronic Book Chapter
Language:English
Published: Ithaca Cornell University Press 2021
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