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Chapter 5. Commercial Agency (Ṣuḥba)

Mark R. Cohen

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Maimonides and the Merchants

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Chapters in this book

Frontmatter i
Contents vii
Notes and Abbreviations ix
Introduction 1
Chapter 1. Codification and Legal Change 15
Chapter 2. Halakha and the Custom of the Merchants 25
Chapter 3. Updating the Halakha 37
Chapter 4. Partnership 55
Chapter 5. Commercial Agency (Ṣuḥba) 70
Chapter 6. Ṣuḥba- Agency in the Code 90
Chapter 7. Proxy Legal Agency 105
Chapter 8. Sale and Contract 114
Chapter 9. Judicial Autonomy 125
Conclusion. Legal Change and Originality 140
Notes 153
Works Cited 209
Index 229
Acknowledgments 235

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Chapters in this book

Frontmatter i
Contents vii
Notes and Abbreviations ix
Introduction 1
Chapter 1. Codification and Legal Change 15
Chapter 2. Halakha and the Custom of the Merchants 25
Chapter 3. Updating the Halakha 37
Chapter 4. Partnership 55
Chapter 5. Commercial Agency (Ṣuḥba) 70
Chapter 6. Ṣuḥba- Agency in the Code 90
Chapter 7. Proxy Legal Agency 105
Chapter 8. Sale and Contract 114
Chapter 9. Judicial Autonomy 125
Conclusion. Legal Change and Originality 140
Notes 153
Works Cited 209
Index 229
Acknowledgments 235

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