Readings in Islamic Lgl Hist

3 Credits · Level: Graduate, Undergraduate

This course is designed to expose students to genres and source texts that depict or record the function of of the Islamic legal tradition in practice. It will explore select chronicles, biographical dictionaries, and judges' manuals from the pre-modern period, as well as early modern and modern court records from assorted Muslim legal institutions. The main readings will be in Arabic, accompanied by secondary source readings in European languages. As learning objectives, students will acquire greater familiarity with Islamic legal history and research in that field, and reading Arabic legal material. Proficient Arabic reading is required.