Crime and Punishment in the Islamic Late Classical and Middle Periods (Ninth-Fourteenth Centuries CE)

Sponsoring Organization(s)

Dept. of Comparative Religion, Western Michigan Univ.

Organizer Name

Blain Auer

Organizer Affiliation

Western Michigan Univ.

Presider Name

Natalio Ohanna

Presider Affiliation

Western Michigan Univ.

Paper Title 1

Cruel and Unusual: Punishment for Rebellion in the Medieval Islamic World

Presenter 1 Name

Deborah Tor

Presenter 1 Affiliation

Univ. of Notre Dame

Paper Title 2

Crime and Criminal Prosecution in Late Medieval Baghdad: The Caliph, the Sultan, and the Sanctity of Domestic Space in Ibn al-Jawzi’s (d. 1200 CE) History

Presenter 2 Name

Christian Lange

Presenter 2 Affiliation

Univ. Utrecht

Paper Title 3

Dial M for Murder: Crimes of Passion, Criminal Evidence, and Sultanic Power in Medieval Islamic India

Presenter 3 Name

Blain Auer

Start Date

11-5-2012 3:30 PM

Session Location

Valley II Garneau Lounge