Recasting Islamic Law: Religion and the Nation State in Egyptian Constitution Making

by Rachel M. Scott

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 effects of constitutional commitments to the sharia in the wake of the Egyptian Revolution of 2011. She argues that the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1501753975
• ISBN13: 9781501753978
• Release Date: March 2021
• Publisher: Cornell University Press
• Length: 282 Pages
• Weight: 0.92 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"