Jews and Islamic Law in Early 20th-Century Yemen

by Mark S. Wagner and Sarah Abrevaya Stein

Book Overview

In early 20th-century Yemen, a sizable Jewish population was subject to sumptuary laws and social restrictions. Jews regularly came into contact with Islamic courts and Muslim jurists, by choice and by necessity, became embroiled in the most intimate details of their Jewish neighbors' lives. Mark S. Wagner draws on autobiographical writings to study the careers of three Jewish intermediaries who used their knowledge of Islamic law to manipulate...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0253014824
• ISBN13: 9780253014825
• Release Date: November 2014
• Publisher: Indiana University Press
• Length: 220 Pages
• Weight: 0.98 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.6" x 9.8"