Local court, provincial society, and justice in the Ottoman Empire : : legal practice and dispute resolution in Cankr and Kastamonu (1652-1744) / / by Bogac A. Ergene.
This work covers the functions of Islamic courts within the framework of the late 17th- and early 18th-century Ottoman provincial administration, and explores the process of adjudication and dispute resolution through a juxtaposition of court records from two Anatolian towns, Cankiri and Kastamonu.
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| Superior document: | Studies in Islamic law and society, v. 17 |
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| Year of Publication: | 2003 |
| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Studies in Islamic law and society ;
v. 17. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (254 p.) |
| Notes: | Description based upon print version of record. |
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Table of Contents:
- Contents; List of Tables; List of Figures; List of Maps; Acknowledgements; Chapter One Introduction; Chapter Two Two Sub-Provinces, Two Towns, Two Courts; Chapter Three A Comparative Analysis of the Operations of Çankiri and Kastamonu Courts; Chapter Four Litigants, Litigations, and Resolutions: A Statistical Analysis; Chapter Five Costs of Court Usage; Chapter Six The Court Process I: Alternative Approaches to Kadiship, Court, and Legal ""Corruption""; Chapter Seven Intermission: Sicil as Text; Chapter Eight The Court Process II: Strategies of Litigation
- Chapter Nine Alternative Sites for Dispute ResolutionChapter Ten In Place of a Conclusion: Models and Taxonomies; Epilogue; Appendix: Where Did the Court Clients Come from and Why?; Bibliography; Index