The Development of the Melkite Legal Tradition under Islamic Rule


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The seminar will examine the development of Melkite law among the Arabic-speaking, Chalcedonian Orthodox Christians of Syria and Egypt from the seventh to the thirteenth century. On the one hand, it will explore the extent to which the Melkites maintained an independent legal tradition from Byzantium. On the other hand, the growing influence of Constantinople after the Byzantine conquest of Antioch in 969 and the impact of Islamic law on Melkite legal practices will be discussed.