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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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English Arabic |
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Leiden ; Boston :
Brill,
2011
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| Series: | Studies in Islamic law and society ;
v. 33. |
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| Local Note: | ProQuest Ebook Central |
| Summary: | 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 land and water rights, tribal boundaries, contracts and obligations. The documents, some of which date back to the 19th century, provide vital information on the process of Islamization of the tribal customary law in the precinct of the tribal judge. The facsimile reproductions of the manuscripts are in. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xxi, 582 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 551-556) and indexes. |
| ISBN: | 9789004185715 9004185712 1283161281 9781283161282 |
| ISSN: | 1384-1130 ; |
| Language: | Text in English and Arabic. |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Print version record. |
