Questioning secularism : Islam, sovereignty, and the rule of law in modern Egypt - Agrama, Hussein Ali. (Chicago ; London : The University of Chicago Press, 2012)
The legalization of hisba in the case of Nasr Abu Zayd -- The indete rminacies of secular power : sovereignty, public order, and family -- A paradox of Islamic authority in modern Egypt -- Law's suspicion -- Wha t is a fatwa? : authority, tradition, and the care of self -- Islamist lawyers in the Egyptian emergency state : a different language of justi ce?
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Keywords: Abu Zayd, Nasr Hamid -- Trials, litigation, etc; Rule of law; Islamic law -- Egypt; Islam and state -- Egypt; Fatwas -- Egypt