Vernacular Legalism in the Ottoman Empire: Confession, Law, and Popular Politics in the Debate over the “Religion of Abraham (millet-i Ibrāhīm)”
Abstract In the seventeenth century, Ottoman jurists repeatedly tried to stop Muslims from stating that they “belonged to the religion of Abraham.” A century earlier, however, the expression had been a core part of the new confessional identity of the empire’s Muslims. This article explores how the...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Brill
2021
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Islamic law and society
Year: 2021, Volume: 28, Issue: 1/2, Pages: 32-75 |
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Abrahamic Religions
B popular law B Minḳārīzāde B Religion B Vernacular B Confessionalization B Early Modern B millet-i Ibrāhīm B Ottoman |
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