TY  - BOOK
AU  - Stilt,Kristen
TI  - Islamic law in action: authority, discretion, and everyday experiences in Mamluk Egypt 
SN  - 9780191729348 (ebook) :
AV  - KRM130 .S75 2012
U1  - 340.59 23
PY  - 2012///
CY  - Oxford
PB  - Oxford University Press
KW  - Law
KW  - Egypt
KW  - History
KW  - To 1500
KW  - Trade regulation
KW  - Trade regulation (Islamic law)
KW  - Mu�htasib
KW  - 1250-1517
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index
N2  - Taking a 'law in action' approach to the study of Islamic law through a focus on the activities of the muhtasib in medieval Cairo and Fustat, this book paints a clear picture of the practice of Islamic law at the time. Connecting theory and practice, it sheds new light on the lived experience of the legal system
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199602438.001.0001
ER  -