Description: About this Item The item is a book Paperback The Author Name is Brinkley Messick The Title is Shari'a Scripts : A Historical Anthropology Condition New Other Comments Pages Count - 536. Category - History Product Description - A case study in the textual architecture of the venerable legal and ethical tradition at the center of the Islamic experience, Shari'a Scripts is a work of historical anthropology focused on Yemen in the early twentieth century. There-while colonial regimes, late Ottoman reformers, and early nationalists wrought decisive changes to the legal status of the shari'a, significantly narrowing its sphere of relevance-the Zaydi school of jurisprudence, rooted in highland Yemen for a millennium, still held sway. Brinkley Messick uses the richly varied writings of the Yemeni past to offer a uniquely comprehensive view of the shari'a as a localized and lived phenomenon. Shari'a Scripts reads a wide spectrum of sources in search of a new historical-anthropological perspective on Islamic textual relations. Messick analyzes the shari'a as a local system of texts, distinguishing between theoretical or doctrinal juridical texts or the "library" and those produced by the shari'a courts and notarial writers termed the "archive". Attending to textual form, he closely examines representative books of madrasa instruction formal opinion-giving by muftis and imams the structure of court judgments and the drafting of contracts. Messick's intensive readings of texts are supplemented by retrospective ethnography and oral history based on extensive field research. Further, the book ventures a major methodological contribution by confronting anthropology's longstanding reliance upon the observational and the colloquial. Presenting a new understanding of Islamic legal history, Shari'a Scripts is a groundbreaking examination of the interpretative range and historical insights offered by the anthropologist as reader. We Use Stock Images Because we have over 2 million items for sale we have to use stock images, this listing does not include the actual image of the item for sale. The purchase of this specific item is made with the understanding that the image shown in this listing is a stock image and not the actual item for sale. For example: some of our stock images include stickers, labels, price tags, hyper stickers, obi's, promotional messages, signatures and or writing which may not be available in the actual item. When possible we will add details of the items we are selling to help buyers know what is included in the item for sale. The details are provided automatically from our central master database and can sometimes be wrong. Books are released in many editions and variations, such as standard edition, re-issue, not for sale, promotional, special edition, limited edition, and many other editions and versions. The Book you receive could be any of these editions or variations. If you are looking for a specific edition or version please contact us to verify what we are selling. Gift IdeasThis is a great Christmas gift idea. Hours of ServiceWe have many warehouses, some of the warehouses process orders seven days a week, but the Administration Support Staff are located at a head office location, outside of the warehouses, and typically work only Monday to Friday. Location ID 9000z iHaveit SKU ID 167264001
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Number of Pages: 536 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: Shari'a Scripts : a Historical Anthropology
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Publication Year: 2022
Item Height: 1.1 in
Subject: Islam / Koran & Sacred Writings, General, Middle East / General
Item Weight: 26.5 Oz
Type: Textbook
Subject Area: Law, Religion, History
Author: Brinkley Messick
Item Length: 9 in
Item Width: 6 in
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