1982
DOI: 10.1515/9781400856411
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The Civilian Elite of Cairo in the Later Middle Ages

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“…Indeed, notaries may have constituted the critical elements in the system of Sharīʿa courts." 171 It should be noted, however, that the application of juristic discourse to agro-administrative contracts goes beyond both judicial practice and state initiatives such as the cadastres. Our analysis points to a wider domain of contractual practice that operated in a more tenuous realm than that of the central judiciary and state institutions.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Indeed, notaries may have constituted the critical elements in the system of Sharīʿa courts." 171 It should be noted, however, that the application of juristic discourse to agro-administrative contracts goes beyond both judicial practice and state initiatives such as the cadastres. Our analysis points to a wider domain of contractual practice that operated in a more tenuous realm than that of the central judiciary and state institutions.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Despite its highly specialized nature and its association with the institutional establishment, however, copying continued to be regarded primarily as a craft and a trade. 96 In order to qualify for more prestigious juridical-scholarly positions, Muslim scholars needed to memorize the Qu'ran and attend al-Azhar, the educational centre in Cairo, where they could become recognized ulama. Some would become teachers in the madrasa (training school).…”
Section: N a R R At I N G A N D D E P I C T I N G C O P T I C R E L Imentioning
confidence: 99%
“…They used this relative immunity from interference by the secular power to advantage, functioning as a stabilizing factor in society by ensuring the obedience of subject to ruler in exchange for the ruler's ongoing loyalty to Islamic precepts. 4 The most prominent religious post in Egypt was that of shaykh (rector) al-Azhar, established, apparently, at the end of the seventeenth century. Under the Ottomans (1517-1798), who displayed respect for religious law and punished all who deviated from it, al-Azhar attained two major accomplishments: it became a well-equipped and prestigious learning institution, and it became fully identified with the religious establishment.…”
Section: Ulama and Modernization In Nineteenth-century Egyptmentioning
confidence: 99%