Umfang:
1 Online-Ressource
ISBN:
9789047406129
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9789004140356
Serie:
Studies in Islamic Law and Society 21
Inhalt:
Introduction -- 1. The Sultan's Promise -- 2. The Protection System -- 3. Avanias : Misrepresentations of the Ottoman -- 4. The Division of Estates -- 5. Bankruptcy -- 6. Theft -- 7. Conclusion.
Inhalt:
Pre-modern Western sources generally claim that European mercantile communities in the Ottoman Empire enjoyed legal autonomy, and were thus effectively immune to Ottoman justice. At the same time, they report numerous disputes with Ottoman officials over jurisdiction ("avanias"), which seems to contradict this claim, the discrepancy being considered proof of the capriciousness of the Ottoman legal system. Modern studies of Ottoman-European relations in this period have tended uncritically to accept this interpretation, which is challenged in this book
Anmerkung:
Includes bibliographical references and index
Weitere Ausg.:
ISBN 9789004140356
Weitere Ausg.:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe The Capitulations and the Ottoman Legal System : Qadis, Consuls and Beratlıs in the 18th Century Leiden ; Boston : BRILL, 2005 ISBN 9789004140356
Sprache:
Englisch
DOI:
10.1163/9789047406129
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