Ron Shaham

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The Expert Witness in Islamic Courts: Medicine and Crafts in the Service of LawHardcover, 15 April 2010

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Print Length
304 pages
Language
English
Publisher
University of Chicago Press
Date Published
15 Apr 2010
ISBN-10
0226749339
ISBN-13
9780226749334

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.

Shaham begins with a history of expert testimony in medieval Islamic culture, analyzing the different roles played by male experts, especially physicians and architects, and females, particularly midwives. From there, he focuses on the case of Egypt, tracing the country's reform of its traditional legal system along European lines beginning in the late nineteenth century. Returning to a broader perspective, Shaham draws on a variety of legal and historical sources to place the phenomenon of expert testimony in cultural context. 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.

Product Details

Author:
Ron Shaham
Book Format:
Hardcover
Country of Origin:
US
Date Published:
15 April 2010
Dimensions:
22.86 x 15.49 x 2.54 cm
Genre:
Islamic
ISBN-10:
0226749339
ISBN-13:
9780226749334
Language:
English
Location:
Chicago, IL
Pages:
304
Weight:
566.99 gm

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