| Gerichtspraxis Im Stadtstaat Córdoba: Zum Recht Der Gesellschaft in Einer Mālikitisch-Islamischen Rechtstradition Des 5./11. Jahrhunderts Contributor(s): Müller, Christian (Author) |
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ISBN: 9004113541 ISBN-13: 9789004113541 Publisher: Brill OUR PRICE: $309.70 Product Type: Hardcover Language: German Published: March 1999 Annotation: This study focuses on judicial practice in the Andalusian metropolis of Csrdoba during the years 456/1064 to 464/1072. The author analyses the writings of councils of the judiciary, who commented, often controversially, on cases heard by courts pertaining to different judiciary systems. These texts offer new insights into the organization of the city's judiciary and its social and economic life. They allow for a precise definition of the relation between the qadi and governmental jurisdiction. By examining both realms, the author demonstrates -for the first time in a pre-Ottoman context- that "fiqh, the Islamic system of ethical and juridical norms, was held, by all forms of the judiciary of this Muslim capital, to constitute a fundamental component of the legal system. The author develops a new interpretation of the reciprocity between society and law. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Architecture | Interior Design - General - History | Middle East - General |
| Dewey: 340.590 |
| LCCN: 99010661 |
| Series: Studies in Islamic Law and Society |
| Physical Information: 1.38" H x 6.46" W x 9.54" (2.23 lbs) 492 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Middle East |
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| Publisher Description: This study focuses on judicial practice in the Andalusian metropolis of C rdoba during the years 456/1064 to 464/1072. The author analyses the writings of councils of the judiciary, who commented, often controversially, on cases heard by courts pertaining to different judiciary systems. These texts offer new insights into the organization of the city's judiciary and its social and economic life. They allow for a precise definition of the relation between the qadi and governmental jurisdiction. By examining both realms, the author demonstrates -for the first time in a pre-Ottoman context- that fiqh, the Islamic system of ethical and juridical norms, was held, by all forms of the judiciary of this Muslim capital, to constitute a fundamental component of the legal system. The author develops a new interpretation of the reciprocity between society and law. |