"This is the third volume in a series. Legalism : anthropology and history appeared in 2012, and Legalism : community and justice in 2014"--Page v. Includes bibliographical references (pages 259-296) and index.
Contents:
Legalism and the care of the self : Sharīʻa discourse in contemporary Lebanon / Morgan Clarke. Rules, culture, and imagination in Sanskrit jurisprudence / Donald R. Davis Jr. -- Written law as words to live by / Paul Dresch -- Telling stories about (Roman) law : rules and concepts in legal discourse / Caroline Humfress -- Rules, proverbs, and persuasion : legalism and rhetoric in Tibet / Fernanda Pirie -- 'Half-free' categories in the early Middle Ages : fine status distinctions before professional lawyers / Alice Rio -- In praise of disorder : breaking the rules in northern Chad / Judith Scheele -- A polyphony of rules and categories : the case of early Rus / Simon Franklin -- Categories and consequences in Amazonia / Elizabeth Ewart -- Legalism and the care of the self : Sharīʻa discourse in contemporary Lebanon / Morgan Clarke.
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