The contracts in “other” languages and Ottoman Shari’ah Court (16th - 18th c)

Between the 16th and 18th centuries, as subsequently as well, non-Muslim subjects of the Ottoman Empire used as lawful proof in the Shari’ah court various documents, contracts, written in non-Ottoman languages. What is particularly worth emphasizing, is the fact that these contemporary documents, wr...

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Main Author: Fotić Aleksandar V.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Institute for Balkan Studies SASA 2002-01-01
Series:Balcanica
Online Access:http://www.doiserbia.nb.rs/img/doi/0350-7653/2002/0350-76530233175F.pdf