An Islamic Court in Context: An Ethnographic Study of Judicial Reasoning

By Erin E. Stiles

Book Overview

Stiles utilizes in-depth ethnographic study of judicial reasoning and litigant activity in Islamic family court in Zanzibar, Tanzania to draw new and important conclusions on how people understand and use Islamic legal ideas in marital disputes.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 134938044X
• ISBN13: 9781349380442
• Release Date: December 2009
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 221 Pages
• Weight: 0.62 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 8.5"