Recording procedures and legal culture in the late ottoman shari'a court of jaffa, 1865-1890

Islamic Law and Society

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 333-377

  Agmon, Iris ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

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EID: 84941653432     PISSN: 09289380     EISSN: 15685195     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/1568519042544376     Document Type: Review

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