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Author Sartori, Paolo, 1975- author.

Title Visions of justice : Sharia and cultural change in Russian Central Asia / by Paolo Sartori
Published Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2016
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Series Handbook of oriental studies. Section eight, Uralic and Central Asian studies ; Volume 24
Handbuch der Orientalistik. Achte Abteilung, Handbook of Uralic studies ; v. 24.
Contents Introduction -- The Islamic juridical field of Islamic central Asia (1785-1916) -- Native judges into colonial scapegoats -- The bureaucratization of land tenure -- Annulling charitable endowments -- Fatwas for Muslims, opinions for Russians -- Epilogue : the legacy: opportunities from colonialism
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
Analysis Islamic law
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
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Subject Law -- Asia, Central -- History -- 19th century
Muslims -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- Asia, Central -- History -- 19th century
Islamic law -- Asia, Central -- History -- 19th century
Muslims -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- Russia -- History -- 19th century
LAW -- General.
Islamic law
Law
Muslims -- Legal status, laws, etc.
Central Asia.
Russian Empire.
Muslims.
Legal status.
Islamic law.
History.
Central Asia
Russia
Genre/Form History
Form Electronic book
LC no. 2016035432
ISBN 9789004330900
9004330909
9004330895
9789004330894