An Islamic Court in Context An Ethnographic Study of Judicial Reasoning

Stiles utilizes in-depth ethnographic study of judicial reasoning and litigant activity in Islamic family court in Zanzibar, Tanzania to draw new and important conclusions on how people understand and use Islamic legal ideas in marital disputes

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Stiles, Erin E.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York Palgrave Macmillan US 2009, 2009
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Description
Summary:Stiles utilizes in-depth ethnographic study of judicial reasoning and litigant activity in Islamic family court in Zanzibar, Tanzania to draw new and important conclusions on how people understand and use Islamic legal ideas in marital disputes
Physical Description:XVI, 221 p. 4 illus online resource
ISBN:9780230103115