| Defining Islam for the Egyptian State: Muftis and Fatwas of the Dār Al-Iftā Contributor(s): Skovgaard-Petersen, Jacob (Author) |
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ISBN: 9004109471 ISBN-13: 9789004109476 Publisher: Brill OUR PRICE: $240.35 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: October 1997 Annotation: This book traces the history of the D?r al-Ift?, the Egyptian State Mufti's administration, from its inception in the 1890s to the present. Often uncomfortably positioned between a state bureaucracy and an emerging Muslim public concerned with the transmission of Islamic values, the various State Muftis have been striving to reinterpret Islamic law and demonstrate its relevance in the modern age. The history of the D?r al-Ift? thus provides a rare insight into major themes of 20th-century Islamic thinking. Four case studies demonstrate how fatwas can be used as sources for legal, social, intellectual and mentality history. "Defining Islam for the Egyptian State will be of great interest to students of Islamic law and social and intellectual history of the modern Middle East. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Islam - General - Architecture | Interior Design - General - Social Science | Islamic Studies |
| Dewey: 297.272 |
| LCCN: 97019186 |
| Series: Social, Economic and Political Studies of the Middle East an |
| Physical Information: 1.24" H x 6.56" W x 9.62" (1.99 lbs) 436 pages |
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| Publisher Description: This book traces the history of the Dār al-Iftā, the Egyptian State Mufti's administration, from its inception in the 1890s to the present. Often uncomfortably positioned between a state bureaucracy and an emerging Muslim public concerned with the transmission of Islamic values, the various State Muftis have been striving to reinterpret Islamic law and demonstrate its relevance in the modern age. The history of the Dār al-Iftā thus provides a rare insight into major themes of 20th-century Islamic thinking. Four case studies demonstrate how fatwas can be used as sources for legal, social, intellectual and mentality history. Defining Islam for the Egyptian State will be of great interest to students of Islamic law and social and intellectual history of the modern Middle East. |