DISSEMBLING DESCENT, OR HOW THE BARBER LOST HIS TURBAN: IDENTITY AND EVIDENCE IN EIGHTEENTH-CENTURY ZAYDĪ YEMEN
Abstract Court cases involving imposture or impersonation offer unique insights into the workings of legal systems and their underlying ideas about personal identity and the social order. This study, based on manuscript and published sources, examines a case of imposture in eighteenth-century Yemen....
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| Type de support: | Électronique Article |
| Langue: | Anglais |
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Brill
2002
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Islamic law and society
Année: 2002, Volume: 9, Numéro: 2, Pages: 194-230 |
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