By Jonathan Brockopp When I started my graduate program, I had no idea I would be working on Arabic manuscripts. At that point, I knew more about the manuscript tradition … Continue reading Four manuscripts from the Mālikī tradition: NLPCPM, Raqqada, 10-1648
Four manuscripts from the Mālikī tradition: NLPCPM, Raqqada, 49-2/915
By Jonathan Brockopp One of the amazing things about the Kairouan collection of manuscripts is that we can identify the handwriting of specific scribes. Local caretakers have known this for … Continue reading Four manuscripts from the Mālikī tradition: NLPCPM, Raqqada, 49-2/915
Four manuscripts from the Mālikī tradition: Qarawiyyīn, 874
By Jonathan Brockopp Over the years, I have noticed that shopkeepers in North Africa and the Middle East seem to value the relationship as much as they do the sale; … Continue reading Four manuscripts from the Mālikī tradition: Qarawiyyīn, 874
Four manuscripts from the Mālikī tradition: Al-Azhar, fiqh Mālikī 1655
By Jonathan Brockopp Twenty-five years ago, I was sitting in the office of Dr. Aḥmad Khalīfa Muḥammad ʿAlī, director of manuscripts at al-Azhar University Library. I was there to see … Continue reading Four manuscripts from the Mālikī tradition: Al-Azhar, fiqh Mālikī 1655
Welcome to our November Guest Blogger: Jonathan Brockopp
Jonathan E. Brockopp is Professor of History, Religious Studies, and Philosophy at the Pennsylvania State University. A specialist on early Muslim scholarly communities, he has worked on the Kairouan collection … Continue reading Welcome to our November Guest Blogger: Jonathan Brockopp
The Materiality of Everyday Islamic law
By Katherine Lemons In the preceding essay, I explored how rukhsati cases at the dar ul-qaza (Sharīʿa Court) of the Imarat-e-Sharia illuminate the dynamics of legal change from below. I … Continue reading The Materiality of Everyday Islamic law
Muslim Personal Law as Struggle
By Katherine Lemons If, as I argued in the previous essay, the paradox of minority recognition cannot fully explain the workings of Islamic law or minority politics in India, then … Continue reading Muslim Personal Law as Struggle
Muslim Personal Law as Community Outreach
By Katherine Lemons In my previous essay, I suggested that Muslim Personal Law (MPL) in postcolonial India functions as a powerful symbol—one that indexes the identity of the Muslim minority … Continue reading Muslim Personal Law as Community Outreach
Beyond Rights and Recognition: Muslim Personal Law in India
By Katherine Lemons What do everyday practices of Islamic law reveal about the political lives of minorities? I have returned to this question repeatedly in my research on Muslim communities … Continue reading Beyond Rights and Recognition: Muslim Personal Law in India
Welcome to our October Guest Blogger: Katherine Lemons
Katherine Lemons is Associate Professor of Anthropology at McGill University, where she is also an Associate Member of the Institute of Islamic Studies and the School of Religious Studies. Her … Continue reading Welcome to our October Guest Blogger: Katherine Lemons