The Ambivalent Position of the Landlord: A Dispute over Ownership of an Iranian Village in the 19th Century

This study examines a dispute over ownership of the village of Amīrzakariyā in the Arvanaq region of Iran in the 19th century. Using Persian archival sources, especially sharī‘a documents, I analyze the development and resolution of the legal dispute and the changing understanding of the case, inclu...

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Main Author: Abe, Naofumi (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill 2016
In: Islamic law and society
Year: 2016, Volume: 23, Issue: 1/2, Pages: 52-88
Further subjects:B water rights
B land ownership
B local residents
B Village
B Dispute
B 19th-century Iran
B court trial
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