A post-Qur'anic religion between apostasy and public order: Egyptian muftis and courts on the legal status of the Baha'i faith

Islamic Law and Society

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 409-434

  Pink, Johanna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

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EID: 80755158760     PISSN: 09289380     EISSN: 15685195     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/1568519037702275601     Document Type: Article

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