Legal documents from the Judean desert : the impact of the Sharīʻa on Bedouin customary law / the texts in Arabic, English translation and annotation, glossary of Islamic and tribal customary legal terms and maxims by Aharon Layish ; with the assistance of Mūsá Shawāribah and including his Linguistic essay.

By:

Layish, Aharon, 1933-

Contributor(s):

Shawāribah, Mūsá

Material type: Text

TextLanguage: English, Arabic Original language: Arabic Series: Studies in Islamic law and society ; v. 33.Publication details: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2011.Description: 1 online resource (xxi, 582 pages) : illustrations, mapsContent type:

text

Media type:

computer

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online resource

ISBN:

9789004185715
9004185712
1283161281
9781283161282

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Electronic books.

Additional physical formats: Print version:: Legal documents from the Judean desert.DDC classification:

340.5/9 22

LOC classification:

KBP455 .L39 2011eb

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Contents:

Blood offenses -- Sexual offenses -- Offenses against property -- Marriage and family -- Land and water -- Animals -- Obligations -- Succession and wills.

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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Includes bibliographical references (pages 551-556) and indexes.

Blood offenses -- Sexual offenses -- Offenses against property -- Marriage and family -- Land and water -- Animals -- Obligations -- Succession and wills.

Text in English and Arabic.

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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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