Review of the monograph "Guseinov Yu.M. Adat and Sharia in the Everyday Life of the Kumyks in the 19th-21st Centuries. – Makhachkala: Dagestan State University of National Economy, 2023. – 400 p."

Abstract

The monograph under review is devoted to the study of the dynamics and evolution of the socio-normative systems of adat and sharia in the family and social life of the Kumyks. The monograph's five chapters correlate with the main stages of the Kumyk people's historical development over the past two centuries: pre-imperial, imperial, Soviet, and modern. The author examines the genesis of both systems, which became the primary source of law in traditional Kumyk life but were subject to manipulation by the state and its legislative branch. The reviewer disagrees with the author's view that adat and sharia norms interact without conflict. The monograph is highly praised for significantly expanding our knowledge on the topic under study.