Jews and Islamic law in early 20th-century Yemen
By: Mark S. Wagner
Series: Indiana series in Sephardi and Mizrahi studies; Indiana series in Sephardi and Mizrahi studies
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Published: 2015
Place of publication: Bloomington; Indianapolis
Language: eng
Number of pages: 208
ISBN-13: 9780253014825; 9780253014870; 9780253014924
Subjects: Politics and government; Recht; Judaism; Jews; Dhimmis (Islamic law); Interfaith relations; Relations; Ethnic relations; Juden; Social conditions; History; Legal status, laws; Islam
Description: "In early 20th-century Yemen, a sizable Jewish population was subject to sumptuary laws and social restrictions. Jews regularly came into contact with Islamic courts and Muslim jurists, by choice and by necessity, became embroiled in the most intimate details of their Jewish neighbors' lives. Mark S. Wagner draws on autobiographical writings to study the careers of three Jewish intermediaries who used their knowledge of Islamic law to manipulate the shari'a for their own benefit and for the good of their community. The result is a fresh perspective on the place of religious minorities in Muslim societies"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 189-200) and index.
Table of contents: title: The Islamic judicial system and the Jews; title: Changing God's law; title: Muslim Jews and Jewish Muslims; title: Concord and conflict in economic life; title: Intercommunal violence and the Shari[ayn]a.