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Visions of justice : Sharia and cultural change in Russian Central Asia
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Visions of justice : Sharia and cultural change in Russian Central Asia / by Paolo Sartori.
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9789004330900
9789004330894
Publication
Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2016.
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1 online resource.
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Summary
Visions of Justice offers an exploration of legal consciousness among the Muslim communities of Central Asia from the end of the eighteenth century through the fall of the Russian Empire. Paolo Sartori surveys how colonialism affected the way in which Muslims formulated their convictions about entitlements and became exposed to different notions of morality. Situating his work within a range of debates about colonialism and law, legal pluralism, and subaltern subjectivity, Sartori puts the study of Central Asia on a broad, conceptually sophisticated, comparative footing. Drawing from a wealth of Arabic, Persian, Turkic and Russian sources, this book provides a thoughtful critique of method and considers some of the contrasting ways in which material from Central Asian archives may most usefully be read. This title is available in its entirety in Open Access . Publication in Open Access was made possible by a grant from the Volkswagen Foundation.
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Print version: Sartori, Paolo, 1975- author. Visions of justice Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2016
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Books / Online
Language
English
Added to Catalog
June 09, 2020
Series
Handbook of oriental studies. Section eight, Uralic and Central Asian studies ; v. 24
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Preliminary Material
Introduction
1 The Islamic Juridical Field in Central Asia, circa 1785–1918
2 Native Judges into Colonial Scapegoats
3 The Bureaucratization of Land Tenure
4 Annulling Charitable Endowments
5 Fatwas for Muslims, Opinions for Russians
Epilogue. The Legacy: Opportunities from Colonialism
Appendix i: Examples of Diplomas of Appointment to the Office of Qāḍī
Appendix ii: Examples of Sale Deeds of Land in Tashkent, 1856–1883
Appendix iii: Ṣādiq Jān Ākhūn Jān-ūghlī vs. Muḥyī al-Dīn Khwāja Īshān Qāḍī
Appendix iv: A Qāḍī ’s Ruling on a Defamation Case
Glossary of Islamic Terms
Archival Files Consulted
Bibliography
Index.
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