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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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Brill
2016
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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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