Law, Empire, and the Sultan

Though their temporal origins, format, and organization betray them as distinctively ‘modern’, the Late Ottoman Mecelle and its commentaries are indebted to a juristic culture that was already by the period in question well over a millennium old. In important ways, their indebtedness to this cultur...

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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:112992c99d5b47b28e2bab5a9a5d0ba82021-12-02T19:22:46ZLaw, Empire, and the Sultan10.35632/ajis.v37i1-2.7332690-37332690-3741https://doaj.org/article/112992c99d5b47b28e2bab5a9a5d0ba82020-05-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.ajis.org/index.php/ajiss/article/view/733https://doaj.org/toc/2690-3733https://doaj.org/toc/2690-3741 Though their temporal origins, format, and organization betray them as distinctively ‘modern’, the Late Ottoman Mecelle and its commentaries are indebted to a juristic culture that was already by the period in question well over a millennium old. In important ways, their indebtedness to this culture is profound; until recently, however, the degree and nature of this influence had not been properly acknowledged. The monograph under review is a meticulous and formidably-learned study of continuity and change in post-classical Islamic law. To read the full book review, download the PDF file on the right. Omar AnchassiInternational Institute of Islamic ThoughtarticleOttoman EmpireHanafismIslamic LawIslamBP1-253ENAmerican Journal of Islam and Society, Vol 37, Iss 1-2 (2020)
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Hanafism
Islamic Law
Islam
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Hanafism
Islamic Law
Islam
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Omar Anchassi
Law, Empire, and the Sultan
description Though their temporal origins, format, and organization betray them as distinctively ‘modern’, the Late Ottoman Mecelle and its commentaries are indebted to a juristic culture that was already by the period in question well over a millennium old. In important ways, their indebtedness to this culture is profound; until recently, however, the degree and nature of this influence had not been properly acknowledged. The monograph under review is a meticulous and formidably-learned study of continuity and change in post-classical Islamic law. To read the full book review, download the PDF file on the right.
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