In quest of justice : Islamic law and forensic medicine in modern Egypt / Khaled Fahmy.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Fahmy, Khaled Mahmoud, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Medical jurisprudence--Egypt.

Medical jurisprudence.

Evidence, Expert--Egypt.

Evidence, Expert.

Chemistry, Forensic--Egypt.

Chemistry, Forensic.

Criminal justice, Administration of--Egypt.

Criminal justice, Administration of.

Medical jurisprudence (Islamic law).

Evidence, Expert (Islamic law).

Criminal justice, Administration of (Islamic law).

Islam and justice.

Egypt.

Physical Description:

xiii, 377 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2018]

Summary:

"In 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"--Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introduction

Medicine, enlightenment, and Islam

Siyāsa, the forgotten code

An olfactory tale of one city : Cairo in Khedival times

Law in the market : Ḥisba and forensic chemistry

Justice without pain

Conclusion.

Notes:

"An Ahmanson Foundation book in humanities"--Dust jacket.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 285-370) and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Fahmy, Khaled Mahmoud. In quest of justice.

ISBN:

9780520279032

0520279034

OCLC:

1029231851