The Administration of Justice in Medieval Egypt : : From the 7th to the 12th Century / / Yaacov Lev.
Explores how Muslim law governed the life of the individuals and the conduct of society in medieval EgyptComprehensively examines 4 judicial institutions common to all medieval Muslim states (the cadi, the court of complaint, the police and the market supervisor)Provides a broad discussion of the sc...
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| Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Edinburgh University Press Complete eBook-Package 2020 |
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| Place / Publishing House: | Edinburgh : : Edinburgh University Press, , [2022] ©2020 |
| Year of Publication: | 2022 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Edinburgh Studies in Classical Islamic History and Culture
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (312 p.) |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction: Issues and Methodology
- PART ONE The Cadi: Judge and Administrator
- 1 The Cadi’s Jurisdiction: Evolution and Consolidation
- 2 Sunnī Rulers and their Cadis
- 3 Ismāʿīlī Rulers and the Judicial System
- PART TWO Judicial Institutions outside the Pale of Islamic Law
- 4 Criminal Justice and the Police
- 5 The Law of the Market
- 6 The Ruler’s Justice: The Maẓālim Institution
- PART THREE The Administration of Justice in Non-Muslim Communities
- 7 Judicial Autonomy: Medieval Realities and Modern Discourse
- 8 The Administration of Justice in a Broader Perspective
- Bibliography
- Index