Visions of Justice : Sharia and cultural change in Russian Central Asia / Paolo Sartori.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sartori, Paolo, 1975- author.

Series:

Handbuch der Orientalistik. Handbook of Uralic studies ; Achte Abteilung, Volume 24.

Handbook of Oriental Studies. Section 8 Uralic and Central Asian Studies ; Volume 24

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Islamic law--Asia, Central--History--19th century.

Islamic law.

Muslims--Legal status, laws, etc--Asia, Central--History--19th century.

Muslims.

Muslims--Legal status, laws, etc--Russia--History--19th century.

Physical Description:

1 online resource.

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Leiden, Netherlands : Brill, [2016]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Visions of Justice offers an exploration of legal consciousness among the Muslim communities of Central Asia from the end of the eighteenth century through the fall of the Russian Empire. Paolo Sartori surveys how colonialism affected the way in which Muslims formulated their convictions about entitlements and became exposed to different notions of morality. Situating his work within a range of debates about colonialism and law, legal pluralism, and subaltern subjectivity, Sartori puts the study of Central Asia on a broad, conceptually sophisticated, comparative footing. Drawing from a wealth of Arabic, Persian, Turkic and Russian sources, this book provides a thoughtful critique of method and considers some of the contrasting ways in which material from Central Asian archives may most usefully be read. This title is available in its entirety in Open Access . Publication in Open Access was made possible by a grant from the Volkswagen Foundation.

Contents:

Preliminary Material

Introduction

1 The Islamic Juridical Field in Central Asia, circa 1785–1918

2 Native Judges into Colonial Scapegoats

3 The Bureaucratization of Land Tenure

4 Annulling Charitable Endowments

5 Fatwas for Muslims, Opinions for Russians

Epilogue. The Legacy: Opportunities from Colonialism

Appendix i: Examples of Diplomas of Appointment to the Office of Qāḍī

Appendix ii: Examples of Sale Deeds of Land in Tashkent, 1856–1883

Appendix iii: Ṣādiq Jān Ākhūn Jān-ūghlī vs. Muḥyī al-Dīn Khwāja Īshān Qāḍī

Appendix iv: A Qāḍī ’s Ruling on a Defamation Case

Glossary of Islamic Terms

Archival Files Consulted

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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ISBN:

9789004330900

9004330909

OCLC:

1048169834

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9789004330900 DOI