TY  - BOOK
AU  - Petry,Carl F.
TI  - The criminal underworld in a medieval Islamic society: narratives from Cairo and Damascus under the Mamluks 
T2  - Chicago studies on the Middle East
SN  - 9780970819987
AV  - HV7845.3.C35 P47 2012
PY  - 2012///
CY  - Chicago
PB  - Middle East Documentation Center
KW  - Crime
KW  - Egypt
KW  - Cairo
KW  - History
KW  - To 1500
KW  - Criminals
KW  - Syria
KW  - Damascus
KW  - Mamelukes
KW  - 1250-1517
KW  - 1260-1516
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (pages 335-345) and index; 	Introduction : the criminal underworld in a medieval Islamic society --
Public disturbance : from violence to opportunism --
Theft and brigandage : predation versus complicity --
Corruption and fraud : mendacity refined --
Morals and vice : policing the irrepressible --
Primordial criminality : religious dissidence --
Homicide : litigating the intolerable --
"Smart crime" : conspiracy, espionage, and counterfeiting --
Managing crime : between principle and expediency --
Summary reflections
N2  - The narrative histories generated during the Mamluk Period in Cairo and Damascus (648 922H/ 1250-1517CE) addressed a number of domestic issues. The chroniclers numerous references to criminal activity committed at all levels of society have not received much scholarly attention
ER  -