(Source: Routledge)
Last year,
Routledge published a book on the relationship between Islamic Law and the
Iranian society during the 19th century. The paperback was recently published.
ABOUT THE BOOK
The relationship
between Islamic law and society is an important issue in Iran under the Islamic
Republic. Although Islamic law was a pivotal element in the traditional Iranian
society, no comprehensive research has been made until today. This is because
modern reformers emphasized the lack of rule of law in nineteenth-century Iran.
However, a legal system did exist, and Islamic law was a substantial part of
it.
This is the
first book on the relationship between Islamic law and the Iranian society
during the nineteenth century. The author explores the legal aspects of urban
society in Iran and provides the social context in which political process
occurred and examines how authorities applied law in society, how people
utilized the law, and how the law regulated society. Based on rich archival sources
including court records and private deeds from Qajar Tehran, this book explores
how Islamic law functioned in Iranian society. The judicial system, sharia
court, and religious endowments (vaqf) are fully discussed, and the role
of ‘ulama as legal experts is highlighted throughout the book. It challenges
nationalist and modernist views on nineteenth-century Iran and provides a
unique model in terms of the relationship between Islamic law and society,
which is rather different from the Ottoman case.
Providing an
understanding of this legal system in Iran and its role in society, this book
offers a basis for assessing the motives and results of modern reforms as well
as the modernist discourse. This book will be of interest to students of Middle
Eastern and Iranian Studies.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Nobuaki Kondo is a Professor at Research Institute for Languages and
Cultures of Asia and Africa, Tokyo University of Foreign Studies. His research
interests cover early modern history of Iran and the Persianate societies. His
most important publication is Persian Documents (Routledge,
2003).
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Introduction
1. Historical
Development of Tehran
2. Judicial
System
3.Shari‘a Court
4. Actual
Dispute: Case of Double Vaqf
5. Attestations
and Transactions in Shari‘a Courts
6. Vaqfs
in Tehran
7. Vaqf and
Private Property
8.
Transformation of Vaqfs
Conclusion
More information
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