The Status of Samaritans in Sixteenth-Century Ottoman Damascus

In this article, we explore the status of Samaritans in early modern Ottoman Damascus through a focus on a particular firman—a sultanic legal decree. The firman orders that Samaritans—a religious group that traces its origins to ancient Israel but differs from Jews in several aspects—are not to be e...

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Authors: Atanasova, Kameliya (Author) ; Chalmers, Matthew (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Cambridge Univ. Press 2023
In: Journal of law and religion
Year: 2023, Volume: 38, Issue: 3, Pages: 436-449
Further subjects:B minoritization
B Ottoman law
B Religious Minority
B Samaritans
B early modern Ottoman Damascus
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