Sacred Law in the Holy City - The Khedival Challenge to the Ottomans as Seen from Jerusalem, 1829-1841

This volume analyzes the political and socio-economic roles of the Muslim community of Jerusalem in the Ottoman period by focusing upon the rebellion of 1834 against Muhammad Ali from a natural law perspective using the archives of the Islamic court.

About the author

Judith Mendelsohn Rood, Ph.D. (1993) in Modern Arab and Ottoman History, University of Chicago, M.A. (1982) in Contemporary Arab Studies, Georgetown University, and B.A. (1980) in History, New College is Emeritus Professor of History and Middle East Studies, Biola University in La Mirada, California.

Product details

• Authors: Judith Mendelsohn Rood
• Publisher: Brill
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 17.09.2020
• EAN: 9789004443181
• ISBN: 978-90-04-44318-1
• No. of pages: 278
• Dimensions: 155 mm x 231 mm x 18 mm
• Weight: 386 g
• Series: Ottoman Empire and Its Heritag
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Interior design, design; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous