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.
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 e...
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| Superior document: | Studies in Islamic Law and Society, Volume 42 |
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| 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. |
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Table of Contents:
- Preliminary Material
- Introduction / Maaike van Berkel , Léon Buskens and Petra M. Sijpesteijn
- Rudolph Peters and the History of Modern Egyptian Law / Khaled Fahmy
- The Qadis’ Justice according to Papyrological Sources (Seventh–Tenth Centuries ce) / Mathieu Tillier
- Delegation of Judicial Power in Abbasid Egypt / Petra M. Sijpesteijn
- The Mahdi’s Legal Opinion as an Instrument of Reform / Aharon Layish
- Identifying the ʿudūl in Fifteenth-Century Granada / Sergio Carro Martín and Amalia Zomeño
- Crimes without Criminals? / Christian Müller
- From Trash to Treasure / Léon Buskens
- Notes for a Local History of Falsehood / Brinkley Messick
- Waqf Documents on the Provision of Water in Mamluk Egypt / Maaike van Berkel
- Ottoman Amān / Maurits H. van den Boogert
- A Comparative Study of Contract Documents / Toru Miura
- Index.