Breaching the Bronze Wall: Franks at Mamluk and Ottoman Courts and Markets (Hardcover)

Breaching the Bronze Wall deals with the idea that the words of honorable Muslims constitutes proof and that written documents and the words of non-Muslims are of inferior value. Thus, foreign merchants in cities such as Istanbul, Damascus or Alexandria could barely prove any claim, as neither their contracts nor their words were of any value if countered by Muslims. Francisco Apellaniz explores how both groups labored to overcome the 'biases against non-Muslims' in Mamluk Egypt's and Syria's courts and markets (14th-15th c.) and how the Ottoman conquest (1517) imposed a new, orthodox view on the problem. The book slips into the Middle Eastern archive and the Ottoman Divan, and scrutinizes shari'a's intricacies and their handling by consuls, dragomans, qadis and other legal actors.

General

Imprint:	Brill
Country of origin:	Netherlands
Series:	Mediterranean Reconfigurations, 2
Release date:	August 2020
First published:	2020
Authors:	Francisco Apellaniz
Dimensions:	235 x 155mm (L x W)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	332
ISBN-13:	978-90-04-38274-9
Categories:	Books > Law > Jurisprudence & general issues > Legal history Books > Law > Other areas of law > Islamic law Books > Humanities > History > Asian / Middle Eastern history > General Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > General > Interfaith relations Books > History > Asian / Middle Eastern history > General Books > Religion & Spirituality > General > Interfaith relations Promotions
LSN:	90-04-38274-7
Barcode:	9789004382749

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