The contracts in “other” languages and Ottoman Shari’ah Court (16th - 18th c)
Between the 16th and 18th centuries, as subsequently as well, non-Muslim subjects of the Ottoman Empire used as lawful proof in the Shari’ah court various documents, contracts, written in non-Ottoman languages. What is particularly worth emphasizing, is the fact that these contemporary documents, wr...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Institute for Balkan Studies SASA
2002-01-01
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Series: | Balcanica |
Online Access: | http://www.doiserbia.nb.rs/img/doi/0350-7653/2002/0350-76530233175F.pdf |