Defining Islam for the Egyptian State: Muftis and Fatwas of the Dar Al-Ifta
Defining Islam for the Egyptian State: Muftis and Fatwas of the Dar Al-Ifta (Social, Economic and Political Studies of the Middle East and Asia) Jakob Skovgaard-Petersen,
Publisher: Brill Academic Publishers
ISBN: 9004109471
DDC: 297.2720962
Edition: Hardcover; 1997-06
Summary:
This work traces the history of the Dar al-Ifta, the Egyptian State
Mufti's administration, from its inception in the 1890s to the
present. Positioned between a state bereaucracy and an emerging
Muslim public concerned with the transmission of Islamic values, the
various State Muftis have been reinterpreting Islamic Law to
demonstrate its relevance in the modern age. This history provides an
insight into themes of 20th-century Islamic thinking. Four case
studies demonstrate how fatwas can be used as sources for legal,
social, intellectual and mentality history.
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