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Islamic Law in Action - Authority, Discretion, and Everyday Experiences in Mamluk Egypt (Hardcover)
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Islamic Law in Action - Authority, Discretion, and Everyday Experiences in Mamluk Egypt (Hardcover)
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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 as formulated 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
both sources 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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