An Islamic court in context : an ethnographic study of judicial reasoning / Erin E. Stiles.

Author/creator Stiles, Erin E.
Format Book
Edition1st ed.
Publication InfoNew York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2009.
Descriptionxvi, 221 pages : illustrations, map ; 22 cm
Subjects
Ethnology--Tanzania. --Zanzibar.
Ethnology--Islamic countries.
Law and anthropology.
Islamic law--Tanzania. --Zanzibar.
Domestic relations courts--Tanzania. --Zanzibar.
Muslim women--Tanzania. --Zanzibar. --Social conditions.
Married women--Legal status, laws, etc. --Tanzania. --Zanzibar.

Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2009009908
ISBN9780230617407 (alk. paper)
ISBN0230617409 (alk. paper)