Questioning Secularism
Islam, Sovereignty, and the Rule of Law in Modern Egypt
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 19611705 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Hussein Ali Agrama (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2012 |
| Pages | 281 |
| Publication date | 2012-01-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | BOOK |
| Venue | Secular paradox (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | University of Chicago Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.7208/chicago/9780226010700.001.0001 |
| OpenAlex | W4236938246 |
| Open Library | OL25198229M |
| ISBN | 9780226010700 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 236 |
What, exactly, is secularism? What has the West's long familiarity with it inevitably obscured? In this work, Hussein Ali Agrama tackles these questions. Focusing on the fatwa councils and family law courts of Egypt just prior to the revolution, he delves deeply into the meaning of secularism itself and the ambiguities that lie at its heart
Islam · Political science · Secularism · Sociology · Theology · Philosophy · Religion and Society Interactions · Religious studies · animals · Comparative Anatomy · Egypt · Fatwas · Islam and state · Islamic law · Juvenile literature · LAW · Mouth · Naṣr Ḥāmid Abū Zayd · Religion · Rule of law · Trials, litigation
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| Unique citing works | 236 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 18,15 |
| Citation span | 2013 - 2026 (14) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | Yes |
| Citation types | Neutral: 234 |