Islamic law in action: authority, discretion, and everyday experiences in Mamluk Egypt
"A vibrant account of the practice of Islamic law, this book focuses on the actions of a particular legal official, the muhtasib, whose vast jurisdiction included all public behavior. In the cities of Cairo and neighboring Fustat during the Mamluk period (1250-1517), the muhtasib is best descr...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford [u.a.]
Oxford University Press
2011
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| In: | Year: 2011 |
| Reviews: | Kristen Stilt. Islamic Law in Action: Authority, Discretion and Everyday Experiences in Mamluk Egypt. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2012. ISBN 978-0-1996-0243-8. 254 pp. 100 (2013) (Rapoport, Yossef)
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Egypt
/ Mamelucken
/ Islamic law
/ Jurisdiction
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| Further subjects: | B
Muḥtasib Egypt Cairo History To 1500
B Law (Egypt) History To 1500 B Egypt History 1250-1517 B Islamic law Egypt Cairo History To 1500 B Trade regulation (Islamic law) (Egypt) History To 1500 B Egypt History 1250-1517 B Muḥtasib (Egypt) History To 1500 B Trade regulation (Egypt) History To 1500 |
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