Monarchy and modernity in Egypt
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"The meanings and contexts of Shari'a are the subject of both curiosity and misunderstanding by non-Muslims. Shari'a is sometimes crudely characterised by outsiders as a punitive legal system operating broadly outside, and separate from, national laws and customs. This groundbreaking book shows that Shari'a and its 'fiqh' (laws set forward by various Islamic legal schools) comprise a far more nuanced matrix of interpretations than is often assumed to be the case. Far from being monolithic or impervious to change from without, Muslim legal tradition has - since its beginnings in the early Islamic period - placed an emphasis on equity and non-adversarial conflict-resolution. Mohamed Keshavjee examines both Sunni and Shi'a applications of Islamic law, demonstrating how political, cultural and other factors have influenced the practice of fiqh and Shari'a in the West. Exploring in particular the modern development of Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR), the author shows that this process can revitalise some of the essential principles that underlie Muslim teachings and jurispudence, delivering not only formal remedies but also perceived justice, even to non-Muslims."--Bloomsbury publishing.
Title |
Monarchy and modernity in Egypt : politics, Islam and neo-colonialism between the wars / James Whidden. |
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Publisher |
London New York : I.B. Tauris |
Distributor |
New York, NY : Palgrave Macmillan |
Creation Date |
2013 |
Notes |
Description based upon print version of record. Also issued in print. Includes bibliographical references (pages 219-226) and index. English |
Content |
Introduction -- Historical context -- Democracy, aristocracy, autocracy -- Effendis and notables: the elections -- Radicals and conservatives: the Parliament -- Traditionalism -- Neo-colonialism -- Conclusion. |
Series |
Library of Middle East history 29 |
Extent |
1 online resource (252 p.) |
Language |
English |
National Library system number |
997012196670405171 |
MARC RECORDS
Tags
- Civilization, Modern 20th century.
- Islam Egypt History 20th century.
- Monarchy Egypt History 20th century.
- Political parties Egypt History 20th century.
- 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000.
- Parties, Political
- Party systems, Political
- Political party systems
- Kingdom (Monarchy)
- Egypt Foreign relations Great Britain.
- Egypt Politics and government 1919-1952.
- Great Britain Foreign relations Egypt.
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