EBOOK Islamic Law in Action:Authority, Discretion, and Everyday Experiences in Mamluk Egypt -

EBOOK Islamic Law in Action:Authority, Discretion, and Everyday Experiences in Mamluk Egypt
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Wydawnictwo: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 9780191629822
EAN: B3148084EB
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Stron: 256
Data wydania: 2012
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A dynamic account of the practice of Islamic law, this book focuses on the actions        of a particular legal official, the muhtasib, whose vast jurisdiction included all        public behavior.In the cities of Cairo and neighboring Fustat during the Mamluk        period (1250-1517), the men who held the position of muhtasib acted as regulators of        markets and public spaces generally. They traversed their jurisdictions carrying out        the duty to command right and forbid wrong, and were as much a part of the legal        landscape as the better-known figures of judge and mufti. Taking directions from the        rulers, the sultan foremost among them, they were also guided by legal doctrine        asformulated by the jurists, combining these two sources of law in one face of        authority.The daily workings of the law are illuminated by the reports of the        muhtasib in the vivid Mamluk-era chronicles, which often also captured the responses        of the individuals who encountered the official.The book is organized around actions        taken by the muhtasib in the areas of Muslim devotional and pious practices; crimes        and offenses; the management of Christians and Jews; market regulation and consumer        protection; the specific markets for essential bread; currency and taxes; and public        order. The case studies presented show that while legal doctrine was clearly        relevant to the muhtasib's actions, the policy demands of the sultan were also quite        significant, and rules from bothsources of authority intersected with social,        political, economic, and personal factors to create full and vibrant scenarios that        reveal the practice of Islamic law.

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