Legal documents as sources for the history of Muslim societies : : studies in honour of Rudolph Peters / / edited by Maaike van Berkel, Leon Buskens, Petra M. Sijpesteijn.

• Superior document: Studies in Islamic Law and Society, Volume 42
• TeilnehmendeR: Berkel, Maaike van,; Buskens, Léon, 1962-; Sijpesteijn, Petra,
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden, [Netherlands] ;, Boston, [Massachusetts] : : Brill,, 2017.; ©2017
• Year of Publication: 2017
• Language: English
• Series: Studies in Islamic law and society ; Volume 42.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (331 pages) :; illustrations.
• Other title: Preliminary Material --; Introduction /; Rudolph Peters and the History of Modern Egyptian Law /; The Qadis’ Justice according to Papyrological Sources (Seventh–Tenth Centuries ce) /; Delegation of Judicial Power in Abbasid Egypt /; The Mahdi’s Legal Opinion as an Instrument of Reform /; Identifying the ʿudūl in Fifteenth-Century Granada /; Crimes without Criminals? /; From Trash to Treasure /; Notes for a Local History of Falsehood /; Waqf Documents on the Provision of Water in Mamluk Egypt /; Ottoman Amān /; A Comparative Study of Contract Documents /; Index.
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• ISBN: 9004343733
• ISSN: 1384-1130
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: edited by Maaike van Berkel, Leon Buskens, Petra M. Sijpesteijn.

This volume is a tribute to the work of legal and social historian and Arabist Rudolph Peters (University of Amsterdam). Presenting case studies from different periods and areas of the Muslim world, the book examines the use of legal documents for the study of the history of Muslim societies. From examinations of the conceptual status of legal documents to comparative studies of the development of legal formulae and the socio-economic or political historical information documents contain, the aim is to approach legal documents as specialised texts belonging to a specific social domain, while simultaneously connecting them to other historical sources. It discusses the daily functioning of legal institutions, the reflections of regime changes on legal documentation, daily life, and the materiality of legal documents. Contributors are Maaike van Berkel, Maurits H. van den Boogert, Léon Buskens, Khaled Fahmy, Aharon Layish, Sergio Carro Martín, Brinkley Messick, Toru Miura, Christian Müller, Petra M. Sijpesteijn, Mathieu Tillier, and Amalia Zomeño.