ABSTRACT
This book examined the origins and consequences of legal pluralism in Jerusalem, or more precisely, among the Muslim population of Jerusalem. It did so by closely observing one focal organization—the Israeli shari‘a court in West Jerusalem—and tracing its relations with several other courts that serve the Muslim population in the city. Ethnographic fieldwork in this court was combined with historical reviews and legal analyses, to produce a picture of the complex and dynamic interrelations between this court and other courts in its environment.
