The medicine and crafts in the service of law Shaham, Ron. creator text bibliography Electronic books. ilu Chicago, Ill University of Chicago Press 2010 monographic eng

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1 online resource (x, 290 p.) Between a witness, a reporter, and a judge : the probative status of the expert -- The right hand of Qadis : male experts in judicial practice -- Agents of patriarchy in the secluded world of women : females as expert witnesses -- The modern period -- Continuity and reform : the Egyptian expert system in a comparative perspective -- Revealing the secrets of the body : litigants, courts, and modern medicine in Egypt -- From physiognomy to DNA testing : developments in the establishment of paternity -- Conclusion : Islamic expert witnessing in comparative perspective. Ron Shaham. Description based on print version record. Includes bibliographical references (p. [249]-262) and index. Witnesses (Islamic law) Medical jurisprudence (Islamic law) Islamic courts Evidence (Islamic law) Evidence, Expert DNA fingerprinting (Islamic law) KBP4700 .S42 2010eb 340.5/9 Shaham, Ron. Chicago, Ill. : University of Chicago Press, 2010 (DLC) 2009016703 (OCoLC)319248391 9780226749358 (electronic bk.) 0226749355 (electronic bk.) http://www.netLibrary.com/urlapi.asp?action=summary&v=1&bookid=318388 http://www.netLibrary.com/urlapi.asp?action=summary&v=1&bookid=318388 N$T 100517 20200709055251.0 ocn615600475