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Informationen zum Autor Leslie Peirce is Professor of History and Near Eastern Studies at the University of California! Berkeley! and author of The Imperial Harem: Women and Sovereignty in the Ottoman Empire (1993). Klappentext "Leslie Peirce has produced a meticulously researched and gloriously imagined work of historical scholarship. Her deep familiarity with the city of Aintab (today's Gaziantep) shines through on every page as she recreates the world of the city and its inhabitants in the middle of the sixteenth century. Using a wide variety of sources! Peirce departs from state-centered approach of much of Ottoman historiography and asks instead how individuals understood themselves and their place in Ottoman society. Her answers take us into areas of Ottoman society that are still obscure. We see Aintabans grappling with issues of class! morality! heresy! and the differences between men and women. Throughout! Peirce excavates the complicated relationship between a society that understands itself as Islamic but whose sources of meaning and order are not confined to the religious tradition."-Molly Greene! Princeton University "This is another masterpiece that will! like Leslie Peirce's first book! become a classic. Once again! she shows a special talent for raising relevant issues that have remained unexplored and shedding light on older issues with illuminating interpretations. . . . The heterogeneity of law and the variability of justice emerge clearly! as do the flexibility and fluidity of legal practices! justice as a process not a structure! and law as a product of debate among providers and users."-Lucette Valensi! author of La Fuite en Egypte: Histoires d'Orient et d'Occident! 2002 "Leslie Peirce guides the reader through the Anatolian town of Aintab! twenty-five years after its incorporation into the Ottoman Empire. Using the local court records for the year 1540-1541 and the fascinating accounts of women talkingæsometimes even shouting and cursingætheir way into court! she reveals the intricacies of the legal system at the crossroads of imperial law and local custom. . . . Morality Tales is a must for Ottomanists! to whom it will offer a truly innovative methodology and a brilliant portrayal and analysis of this complex and fascinating period. More important! however! this book will reveal to a wider audience that Ottoman history has a lot to contribute to the understanding of early modern society and politics."-Edhem Eldem! Bogaziçi University! Istanbul Zusammenfassung In this analysis, Leslie Peirce delves into the life of a 16th-century Middle Eastern community, bringing to light the ways that women and men used their local law court to solve personal, family and community problems. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of Illustrations Acknowledgments Note on Translation and Transliteration Introduction Part I. The Setting: Aintab and Its Court 1. Locating Aintab in Space and Time 2. The People of Aintab and Their World 3. Introducing the Court of Aintab Part II. Gender and the Terrain of Local Justice Idne's Story: A Child Marriage in Trouble 4. Gender! Class! and Social Hierarchy 5. Morality and Self-Representation at Court 6. Women! Property! and the Court Part III. Law! Community! and the State Haciye Sabah's Story: A Teacher on Trial 7. Negotiating Legitimacy through the Law 8. Punishment! Violence! and the Court Part IV: Making Justice at the Court of Aintab Fatma's Story: The Dilemma of a Pregnant Peasant Girl Conclusion Notes Index ...
