Gerichtspraxis Im Stadtstaat Córdoba: Zum Recht Der Gesellschaft in Einer Mālikitisch-Islamischen Rechtstradition Des 5./11. Jahrhunderts: Zum ... 10 (Studies in Islamic Law & Society) - Hardcover

'...a valuable book, full of interesting remarks that show how crucially the study of legal cases expands our knowledge on the application of Islamic law.' Delfina Serrano Ruano, Journal of the American Oriental Society, 2001. 'Muller's book is a valuable contribution to our understanding of the workings of a legal system in historical practice.' Alfons H. Teipen, Religious Studies Review, 2003.

This study focuses on judicial practice in the Andalusian metropolis of Cordoba during the years 456/1064 to 464/1072. The author analyses the writings of councils of the judiciary, who commented, often controversially, on cases heard by courts pertaining to different judiciary systems. These texts offer new insights into the organization of the city's judiciary and its social and economic life. They allow for a precise definition of the relation between the qadi and governmental jurisdiction. By examining both realms, the author demonstrates -for the first time in a pre-Ottoman context- that fiqh, the Islamic system of ethical and juridical norms, was held, by all forms of the judiciary of this Muslim capital, to constitute a fundamental component of the legal system. The author develops a new interpretation of the reciprocity between society and law.