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The house of obedience : women in Arab society / Juliette Minces ; translated by Michael Pallis.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Minces, Juliette.
- Standardized Title:
- Femme dans le monde arabe. English.
- Language:
- English
- French
- Subjects (All):
- Families--Arab countries.
- Families.
- Women--Arab countries.
- Women.
- Arab countries--Social life and customs.
- Arab countries.
- Manners and customs.
- Physical Description:
- 114 pages ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- London : Zed Press ; Westport, Conn. : U.S. distributor, L. Hill, [1982]
- Summary:
- The House of Obedience is about women in the Arab world who are still largely subject to a traditional set of beliefs and customs employed to justify a multiplicity of practices against them. The veil, physical mutilation, forced marriage, incarceration in the home, repudiation and polygamy are manifestations of this commitment to a traditional lifestyle, with the Islamic concept of the family as its keystone.
- Notes:
- Translation of: La femme dans le monde arabe.
- Bibliography: pages 113-114.
- ISBN:
- 0862320127
- OCLC:
- 8825315
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