Women in Muslim family law / John L. Esposito with Natana J. DeLong-Bas.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Esposito, John L.

Contributor:

DeLong-Bas, Natana J.

Series:

Contemporary issues in the Middle East

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Women (Islamic law).

Domestic relations (Islamic law).

Physical Description:

xv, 195 pages ; 22 cm.

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

Syracuse, N.Y. : Syracuse University Press, 2001.

Summary:

Expands and updates family law as it pertains to women with regard to marriage, divorce and inheritance throughout the Middle East.

This second revised edition of John L. Esposito's landmark work expands and updates coverage of family law reforms -- marriage, divorce, and inheritance -- throughout the Middle East, North Africa, South and Southeast Asia.

Contents:

1. The Sources of Islamic Law 1

2. Classical Muslim Family Law 12

3. Modern Muslim Family Law in Comparative Perspective 47

4. Toward a Legal Methodology for Reform 127.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 177-182) and index.

ISBN:

0815629087

OCLC:

46951320