Verbal Descriptions and Portraits of People in the Crimean Court Books of the 17th–18th centuries »
Journal: SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología
Year: 2015

The paper presents current issues of the style of Crimean legal documents (sidzhils) of the 17th–18th centuries. The subject of research is the traditions of making verbal portraits of people, who appear in the court decisions of the Crimean Khanate. The describing of people in the legal practice of the Crimean Khanate wore a traditional character and was not applied to all participants of the process. It also spoke about class inequality in this Muslim country. Such inequality was reflected in