Islamic Law in Early Modern Iran: Sharīʿa Court Practice in the Sixteenth to Twentieth Centuries 9783111239736, 9783111236582

Historical studies on the practice of Islamic law (sharīʿa) tend to focus on practice in a Sunni setting during the Maml

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Islamic Law in Early Modern Iran: Sharīʿa Court Practice in the Sixteenth to Twentieth Centuries
9783111239736, 9783111236582

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