In Quest of Justice

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Islamic Law and Forensic Medicine in Modern Egypt

By Khaled Fahmy

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In Quest of Justice offers the first comprehensive study of the creation and operation of a new kind of Egyptian state in the modern era. Drawing on pioneering archival research, Khaled Fahmy reveals the interaction between the state and its subjects, illuminating the practical application of shari'a law, the functioning of criminal justice, and the introduction of scientific-medical knowledge. This work challenges colonial and nationalist perspectives, showing how lower-class Egyptians embraced modern practices as compatible with Islam, reshaping our understanding of Islam and modernity.
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This book is ideal for scholars and students of Middle Eastern history, legal and medical history, Islamic studies, and modernity, as well as readers interested in the development of state institutions in Egypt. It appeals to those seeking an in-depth, research-based analysis of the intersection between law, medicine, and religion in a modernising society.

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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.

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Bustan: The Middle East Book Review praises Fahmy's archive-driven challenge to traditional narratives, calling it a vital critique of modernity in the Middle East. The Arab Studies Journal lauds the book as an ambitious and elegant intervention in legal and medical history, intertwining law with forensic medicine. The Bulletin of the History of Medicine highlights its significant contribution to understanding the link between medicine and law in 19th-century Egypt. Reviews commend its deep archival knowledge and reflective scholarship.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780520395619

Publisher: University of California Press

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 07 February 2023

Country: United States

Imprint: University of California Press

Illustration: 10 b-w figures

Audience: Tertiary education

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 28.0mm

Width: 152.0mm

Height: 229.0mm

Weight: 544g

Pages: 392

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Education & Reference History & Archaeology History & Military Khaled Fahmy Middle Eastern History Non-Fiction

About the Author

Khaled Fahmy is Sultan Qaboos bin Sa’id Professor of Modern Arabic Studies at the University of Cambridge. He is the author of All the Pasha’s Men: Mehmed Ali, His Army and the Making of Modern Egypt.