Periodic Reporting for period 2 - OTTOLEGAL (The Making of Ottoman Law: The Agency and Interaction of Diverse Groups in Lawmaking, 1450–1650)

This project (OTTOLEGAL) investigates the formation of law in the Ottoman Empire between 1450 and 1650. Examining the religio-legal opinions (fetva) of scholars and decrees of sultans (kanun), it aims to expose the hybridity of Ottoman law by revealing the agency and...