A series of hybrid research seminars presented by the IICPT TORCH Network and the Centre for Muslim-Christian Studies, Oxford
In person: The Schwarzman Centre, Seminar Room 56 (University Members Only)
Online: Register for Online Attendance
Week 2: The Development of the Melkite Legal Tradition under Islamic Rule
Speaker: Johannes Pahlitzsch, Johannes, Gutenberg University of Mainz
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.
