Morality tales : law and gender in the Ottoman court of Aintab
In this analysis, Leslie Peirce delves into the life of a 16th-century Middle Eastern community, bringing to light the ways that women and men used their local law court to solve personal, family and community problems
History
1 online resource (xv, 460 pages, 9 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations, maps
9780520926974, 9780585456379, 9780520228900, 9780520228924, 9781597347624, 9786612758942, 9781282758940, 0520926978, 0585456372, 0520228901, 0520228928, 1597347620, 6612758945, 1282758942
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Introduction
pt. I. The setting: Aintab and its court. Locating Aintab in space and time ; The people of Aintab and their world ; Introducing the court of Aintab
pt. II. Gender and the terrain of local justice. İne's story: a child marriage in trouble ; Gender, class and social heirarchy ; Morality and self-repesentation at court ; Women, property, and the court
pt. III. Law, community, and the state. Haciye Sabah's story: a teacher on trial ; Negotiating legitimacy through the law ; Punishment, violence, and the court
pt. IV. Making justice at the court of Aintab. Fatma's story: the dilemma of a pregnant girl ; Conclusion
Electronic reproduction, [Place of publication not identified], HathiTrust Digital Library, 2019
English