Sharia and the making of the modern Egyptian : Islamic law and custom in the courts of Ottoman Cairo /
In this book, the author examines sijills, the official documents of the Ottoman Islamic courts, to understand how sharia law, society and the early-modern economy of sixteenth- and seventeenth-century Ottoman Cairo related to the practice of custom in determining rulings. In the sixteenth century,...
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| Language: | English |
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Cairo, Egypt ; New York, New York :
The American University in Cairo Press,
2014
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| Edition: | [International version]. |
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| Local Note: | ProQuest Ebook Central |
