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This collection of translated primary sources for Ottoman history
shows how the major institutions of Ottoman government developed
and functioned. Each chapter covers a key topic: Legitimation and
Titulature; Princes; Recruitment into the Sultan's service; the
Vizierate and the Divan; the Religio-Legal Institution; Kanunnames
(sultanic legislation); Taxation and Finance; Waqfs (endowments);
and Treaties and Foreign Relations. Chapters include a brief
introduction to provide context for the documents, annotations and
a glossary explaining technical terminology and problems of
interpretation.
This collection of translated primary sources for Ottoman history
shows how the major institutions of Ottoman government developed
and functioned. Each chapter covers a key topic: Legitimation and
Titulature; Princes; Recruitment into the Sultan's service; the
Vizierate and the Divan; the Religio-Legal Institution; Kanunnames
(sultanic legislation); Taxation and Finance; Waqfs (endowments);
and Treaties and Foreign Relations. Chapters include a brief
introduction to provide context for the documents, annotations and
a glossary explaining technical terminology and problems of
interpretation.
The jurist Ebu's-suud (c. 1490-1574) occupies a key position in the
history of Islamic law. An Ottoman tradition, which began in the
seventeenth century and which modern historians often reiterate,
asserts that Ebu's-suud succeeded in harmonizing the secular law
with the "shari 'a," creating, in effect, a new ideal Islamic legal
system. This book examines the validity of this assertion.
The author begins by choosing five areas of Islamic law for
analysis: the Sultan and legal sovereignty; land tenure and
taxation; trusts in mortmain; marriage and the family; and crimes
and torts. In each of these areas, he lays out the most important
rules and concepts in the Islamic juristic tradition, and then
gives his translations of a selection of Ebu's-suud's writings on
the topic in question, with a brief analysis. From these materials,
the author suggests that readers draw their own conclusions as to
whether Ebu's-suud did indeed reconcile Ottoman secular legal
practice with the sacred law.
The jurist Ebu's-suud (c. 1490-1574) occupies a key position in the
history of Islamic law. An Ottoman tradition, which began in the
seventeenth century and which modern historians often reiterate,
asserts that Ebu's-suud succeeded in harmonizing the secular law
with the "shari 'a," creating, in effect, a new ideal Islamic legal
system. This book examines the validity of this assertion.
The author begins by choosing five areas of Islamic law for
analysis: the Sultan and legal sovereignty; land tenure and
taxation; trusts in mortmain; marriage and the family; and crimes
and torts. In each of these areas, he lays out the most important
rules and concepts in the Islamic juristic tradition, and then
gives his translations of a selection of Ebu's-suud's writings on
the topic in question, with a brief analysis. From these materials,
the author suggests that readers draw their own conclusions as to
whether Ebu's-suud did indeed reconcile Ottoman secular legal
practice with the sacred law.
"Frontiers of Ottoman Studies" provides a comprehensive overview of
the surge in research into Ottoman history and culture over the
past two decades. This first volume reflects the growing interest
in the provinces, communities and cultures outside the imperial
capital of Istanbul and covers four major areas: politics and
Islam; economy and taxation; and development of Ottoman towns and
Arab and Jewish communities. Chapters on the development of Ottoman
legal and fiscal institutions provide a fascinating insight into
the Ottoman government's interaction with the Empire's subjects,
while reviews of Egypt and the Arab provinces emphasize the
stirrings of Arab nationalism in the late nineteenth and twentieth
centuries that ultimately contributed to the demise of the
Empire.
Frontiers of Ottoman Studies provides a comprehensive overview of
the surge in research into Ottoman history and culture of the past
two decades. The second volume covers Ottoman-European
International Relations; Ottoman manuscripts in Europe;
Ottoman-European cultural exchange and Christian influence and the
advent of the Europeans. The work makes a significant contribution
to diplomatic history and international relations; Ottoman
geographical knowledge; the nature of Ottoman artistic and cultural
aesthetics and the intellectual, cultural, technological and human
interactions between the Ottoman world and Europe.
Ten years after his untimely death, Norman Calder is still
considered a luminary in the field of Islamic law. At the time he
was one among a handful of scholars from the West who were
beginning to engage with the subject. In the intervening years,
much has changed, and Islamic law is now understood as fundamental
to any engagement with the study of Islam, its history, and its
society, and Dr. Calder s work is integral to that engagement. In
this book, Colin Imber has put together and edited four essays by
Norman Calder that have never been previously published. Typically
incisive, they categorize and analyze the different genres of
Islamic juristic literature that was produced between the tenth and
fourteenth centuries, showing what function they served both in the
preservation of Muslim legal and religious traditions and in the
day-to-day lives of their communities. The essays also examine the
status and role of the jurists themselves and are to be
particularly welcomed for giving clear answers to the controversial
questions of how far Islamic law and juristic thinking changed over
the centuries, and how far it was able to adapt to new
circumstances. In his introduction to the volume, Robert Gleave
assesses the place and importance of Norman Calder s work in the
field of Islamic legal studies. This is a groundbreaking book from
one of the most important scholars of his generation."
Ten years after his untimely death, Norman Calder is still
considered a luminary in the field of Islamic law. At the time he
was one among a handful of scholars from the West who were
beginning to engage with the subject. In the intervening years,
much has changed, and Islamic law is now understood as fundamental
to any engagement with the study of Islam, its history, and its
society, and Dr. Calder s work is integral to that engagement. In
this book, Colin Imber has put together and edited four essays by
Norman Calder that have never been previously published. Typically
incisive, they categorize and analyze the different genres of
Islamic juristic literature that was produced between the tenth and
fourteenth centuries, showing what function they served both in the
preservation of Muslim legal and religious traditions and in the
day-to-day lives of their communities. The essays also examine the
status and role of the jurists themselves and are to be
particularly welcomed for giving clear answers to the controversial
questions of how far Islamic law and juristic thinking changed over
the centuries, and how far it was able to adapt to new
circumstances. In his introduction to the volume, Robert Gleave
assesses the place and importance of Norman Calder s work in the
field of Islamic legal studies. This is a groundbreaking book from
one of the most important scholars of his generation."
This highly-praised and authoritative account surveys the history
of the Ottoman Empire from its obscure origins in the 14th century,
through its rise to world-power status in the 16th century, to the
troubled times of the 17th century. Going beyond a simple narrative
of Ottoman achievements and key events, Colin Imber uses original
sources and research, as well as the rapidly growing body of modern
scholarship on the subject, to show how the Sultans governed their
realms and the limits on their authority. A helpful chronological
introduction provides the context, while separate chapters deal
with the inner politics of the dynasty, the court and central
government, the provinces, the law courts and legal system, and the
army and fleet. Revised, updated and expanded, this new edition now
also features a separate chapter on the Arab provinces and
incorporates the most recent developments in the field throughout.
New to this Edition: - An increased focus on religion, and on
non-Muslim communities - More on the provinces and culture - An
expanded taxation chapter, with more on charitable trusts, trade
and the economy - Updated references throughout
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