Legal documents from the Judean desert : the impact of the Sharīʻa on Bedouin customary law /

This volume presents annotated English translations of 74 awards handed down by tribal arbitrators and other legal documents obtained from the Bedouin of the Judean Desert. The documents address such legal issues as blood and sexual offenses, family disputes, inheritance, private transactions in lan...

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Main Author: Layish, Aharon, 1933-2022
Other Authors: Shawāribah, Mūsá
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Arabic
Published: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2011
Series:Studies in Islamic law and society ; v. 33.
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Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central