The Construction of Orthodoxy
The Construction of Orthodoxy
Renewal (Tajdid) and Renunciation (Takfir)
Using a rhetorical language of takfir (renunciation) and tajdid (renewal), the Ottoman sharia courts presented themselves as ‘renewers’ of the faith. The authority of local legal custom was gradually undermined by Istanbul's claims to universal legitimacy for its own qanun. This did not lead to a rigid authoritarianism, however. Many cases depicted in the sijill documents reflect a professionalism that allowed women, slaves, and non-Muslims to receive equitable treatment in the sharia courts.
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