Author

Publication

2010 - University of Chicago Press, Chicago, Illinois

Language

English

Word Count

72,500 words, Guess

Page Count

290 pages

Identifiers

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  • LibraryThing9389528

Classifications

  • DDC340.5/9
  • LCCKBP4700 .S42 2010

Description

"Islam's tense relationship with modernity is one of the most crucial issues of our time. Within Islamic legal systems, with their traditional preference for eyewitness testimony, this struggle has played a significant role in attitudes toward expert witnesses. Utilizing a uniquely comparative approach, Ron Shaham here examines the evolution of the role of such witnesses in a number of Arab countries from the premodern period to the present. A truly comprehensive resource, The Expert Witness in Islamic Courts will be sought out by a broad spectrum of scholars working in history, religion, gender studies, and law."--Jacket.

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