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In Quest of Justice : Islamic Law and Forensic Medicine in Modern Egypt by Khaled Fahmy (2023, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherUniversity of California Press
ISBN-100520395611
ISBN-139780520395619
eBay Product ID (ePID)6058378714
Product Key Features
Number of Pages392 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameIn Quest of Justice : Islamic Law and Forensic Medicine in Modern Egypt
SubjectPublic Health, History, Middle East / Egypt (See Also Ancient / Egypt)
Publication Year2023
TypeTextbook
AuthorKhaled Fahmy
Subject AreaHistory, Medical
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height1.1 in
Item Weight19.2 Oz
Item Length9 in
Item Width6 in
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ReviewsFahmy's archive-centered iconoclasm of traditional binaries and ideas of ahistorical essences targets the grand narratives about modernity in the Middle East--Islamism, Orientalism and nationalism--at the same time as bringing a focus on gritty neglected aspects of modernization in academia.
Dewey Edition23
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal614.10962
Table Of ContentList of Illustrations Acknowledgments Introduction 1 * Medicine, Enlightenment, and Islam 2 * Siyasa, the Forgotten Code 3 * An Olfactory Tale of One City: Cairo in Khedival Times 4 * Law in the Market: H. isba and Forensic Chemistry 5 * Justice without Pain Conclusion Notes Bibliography Index
SynopsisIn Quest of Justice provides the first full account of the establishment and workings of a new kind of state in Egypt in the modern period. Drawing on groundbreaking research in the Egyptian archives, this highly original book shows how the state affected those subject to it and their response. Illustrating how shari'a was actually implemented, how criminal justice functioned, and how scientific-medical knowledges and practices were introduced, Khaled Fahmy offers exciting new interpretations that are neither colonial nor nationalist. Moreover he shows how lower-class Egyptians did not see modern practices that fused medical and legal purposes in new ways as contrary to Islam. This is a major contribution to our understanding of Islam and modernity.
LC Classification NumberRA1022.E3F3 2023
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