The interconnection of legal and social norms in the practice of fatwa-giving

This thesis examines the dynamic interplay of the shared legal, personal, and societal commitments of mustaftis (petitioners), and muftis at Cairo's Dar Al-Iftaa, the official fatwa council, where I observed 140 fatwa sessions mostly concerning marital disputes. It focuses on the role and impac...

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Main Author: Ahmad, Najah Nadi
Language:en_US
Published: 2016
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/2144/14125

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