The Evolution of Judicial Procedures in East-Syrian Canon Law after the Islamic Conquests: The Judicial Oath

The Evolution of Judicial Procedures in East-Syrian Canon Law after the Islamic Conquests: The Judicial OathJournal of Eastern Christian StudiesSyriaca.org: The Syriac Reference PortalThe National Endowment for the HumanitiesThe International Balzan Prize FoundationDavid A. Michelsoncbsc_adminRecord added to Zotero bycbsc_adminSyriaca.org: The Syriac Reference Portalhttp://syriaca.org/cbss/2HFLFGLI/tei

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CREATED: This bibl record was autogenerated from a Zotero record.MathieuTillierThe Evolution of Judicial Procedures in East-Syrian Canon Law after the Islamic Conquests: The Judicial Oathhttp://syriaca.org/cbss/2HFLFGLIhttps://www.zotero.org/groups/a_comprehensive_bibliography_on_syriac_studies/items/2HFLFGLIhttps://www.zotero.org/groups/4861694/items/2HFLFGLIJournal of Eastern Christian Studies70:3-42018227-240From the seventh century C.E. on, canonical East-Syrian law developed in the shadow of Islamic rule as Islamic courts imposed new standards for dispute resolution. Yet, interactions between Muslim practices and East-Syrian law in the first centuries of Islam remain little studied. This article examines the evolution of East-Syrian canon law regarding oath-taking up to the early ninth century. It argues that formal oath prohibition, formulated by canon law based on the Gospel of Matthew, became controversial among jurists. At the end of the eighth and the beginning of the ninth century, Isho' bar Nūn authorized this procedure, while Isho῾ bokht gave it theoretical foundations by assessing the historical significance of Jesus’s requirements and by appealing to the concept of necessity. The integration of oath-taking into the East-Syrian judicial process can therefore be interpreted as a response to its widespread use in Islamic courts, allowing Christians to better defend their cases. Tillier, Mathieu. “The Evolution of Judicial Procedures in East-Syrian Canon Law after the Islamic Conquests: The Judicial Oath.” Journal of Eastern Christian Studies 70:3-4 (2018): 227–40. Mathieu Tillier, The Evolution of Judicial Procedures in East-Syrian Canon Law after the Islamic Conquests: The Judicial Oath, Journal of Eastern Christian Studies 70:3-4 (2018): 227–40.IX CEIsho bar NunIshobochtMuslim-Christian relationsNestoriansVII-XVIII CEVIII CEcanon law