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Sharia and the Making of the Modern Egyptian
Reem A. Meshal
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Description for Sharia and the Making of the Modern Egyptian
Hardcover. Num Pages: 304 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1HBE; HBJF1; L. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 159 x 27. Weight in Grams: 724.
In this new study, the author examines sijills, the official documents of the Ottoman Islamic courts, to understand how sharia law, society, and the early-modern economy of sixteenth- and seventeenth-century Ottoman Cairo related to the practice of custom in determining rulings. In the sixteenth century, a new legal and cultural orthodoxy fostered the development of an early-modern Islam that broke new ground, giving rise to a new concept of the citizen and his role. Contrary to the prevailing scholarly view, this work adopts the position that local custom began to diminish and decline as a source of authority. These issues ... Read more
In this new study, the author examines sijills, the official documents of the Ottoman Islamic courts, to understand how sharia law, society, and the early-modern economy of sixteenth- and seventeenth-century Ottoman Cairo related to the practice of custom in determining rulings. In the sixteenth century, a new legal and cultural orthodoxy fostered the development of an early-modern Islam that broke new ground, giving rise to a new concept of the citizen and his role. Contrary to the prevailing scholarly view, this work adopts the position that local custom began to diminish and decline as a source of authority. These issues ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
The American University in Cairo Press Egypt
Number of pages
240
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
Cairo, Egypt
ISBN
9789774166174
SKU
V9789774166174
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About Reem A. Meshal
Reem A. Meshal is assistant professor of Islamic Studies at Louisiana State University. She has published numerous articles on Islamic social and intellectual history.
Reviews for Sharia and the Making of the Modern Egyptian
Far more than a historical research into the past, Meshal has created a historical work of the present. Uncovering debates on authority, identity and the integral relationship between politics and religion allows for further understanding of the paramount debates of Muslim societies today.
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