Questioning secularism : Islam, sovereignty, and the rule of law in modern Egypt /
Hussein Ali Agrama.
- xiii, 281 pages ; 24 cm.
- Chicago studies in practices of meaning .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The legalization of hisba in the case of Nasr Abu Zayd -- The indeterminacies of secular power : sovereignty, public order, and family -- A paradox of Islamic authority in modern Egypt -- Law's suspicion -- What is a fatwa? : authority, tradition, and the care of self -- Islamist lawyers in the Egyptian emergency state : a different language of justice?