Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. Introduction 1
5. Part I. The Premodern Period
6. 1. Between a Witness, a Reporter, and a Judge: The Probative Status of the Expert 27
7. 2. The Right Hand of Qadis: Male Experts in Judicial Practice 56
8. 3. Agents of Patriarchy in the Secluded World of Women: Females as Expert Witnesses 83
9. Part II. The Modern Period
10. 4. Continuity and Reform: The Egyptian Expert System in a Comparative Perspective 101
11. 5. Revealing the Secrets of the Body: Litigants, Courts, and Modern Medicine in Egypt 121
12. 6. From Physiognomy to DNA Testing: Developments in the Establishment of Paternity 154
13. Conclusion: Islamic Expert Witnessing in Comparative Perspective 189
14. Appendix: List of Court Decisions 195
15. Notes 199
16. References 249
17. Index 263