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Women, the family, and divorce laws in Islamic history / edited by Amira El Azhary Sonbol ; with a foreword by Elizabeth Warnock Fernea.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Contemporary issues in the Middle East
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Muslim women--History.
- Muslim women.
- Women (Islamic law)--Arab countries.
- Women (Islamic law).
- Domestic relations (Islamic law).
- History.
- Arab countries.
- Domestic relations (Islamic law)--Arab countries.
- Physical Description:
- xvi, 357 pages ; 24 cm.
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Syracuse, N.Y. : Syracuse University Press, 1996.
- Summary:
- The eighteen essays in this volume cover a wide range of material and revaluate women's studies and Middle Eastern studies, Muslim women and the Shari's courts, the Ottoman household, Dhimmi communities, children and family law, morality, and violence.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 315-329) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0815626886
- 0815603835
- OCLC:
- 33079129
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