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EVIDENCE: FROM MEMORY TO ARCHIVE

EVIDENCE: FROM MEMORY TO ARCHIVE <jats:sec><jats:title>Abstract</jats:title><jats:p>This is an analysis of an evidence doctrine in Islamic law, based on a close reading of a chapter in an authoritative Zaydī school manual in conjunction with nineteenth and twentieth-century commentaries. As I follow the presentation of the doctrinal issues by these Muslim jurists, I examine concepts and procedures surrounding the witnesses and their testimony, the related role of the judge, the distinctive institution of jarh wa-ta'dīl, and the special case of written evidence.</jats:p> </jats:sec> http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Islamic Law and Society Brill

EVIDENCE: FROM MEMORY TO ARCHIVE

Messick, Brinkley
Islamic Law and Society , Volume 9 (2): 231 – Jan 1, 2002
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Brill
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© 2002 Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands
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0928-9380
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1568-5195
DOI
10.1163/156851902760227135
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Abstract

<jats:sec><jats:title>Abstract</jats:title><jats:p>This is an analysis of an evidence doctrine in Islamic law, based on a close reading of a chapter in an authoritative Zaydī school manual in conjunction with nineteenth and twentieth-century commentaries. As I follow the presentation of the doctrinal issues by these Muslim jurists, I examine concepts and procedures surrounding the witnesses and their testimony, the related role of the judge, the distinctive institution of jarh wa-ta'dīl, and the special case of written evidence.</jats:p> </jats:sec>

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Published: Jan 1, 2002

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