SCHOLARSHIP ROUNDUP On Islamic Law In "Legitimating Sultanic Rule in Arabic, Turkish and Persian—Late Mamluk Rulers as Authors of Religious Poetry" (in Rulers as Authors in the Islamic World, eds., … Continue reading Weekend Scholarship Roundup
By Christian Mauder This is part two in a series of four posts on legal culture at the late Mamlūk court. As former slave soldiers (mamlūks) of non-Muslim origin, many … Continue reading Studying Islamic Law in the Mamlūk Barracks
By Carl F. Petry (Northwestern University) This essay is part of the Islamic Law Blog’s Roundtable on Islamic Legal History & Historiography, edited by Intisar Rabb (Editor-in-Chief) and Mariam Sheibani … Continue reading Crime during the Mamluk Period and the Study of Legal History
