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Marriage and slavery in early Islam / Kecia Ali.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Ali, Kecia.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Marriage (Islamic law).
- Concubinage (Islamic law).
- Slavery (Islamic law).
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (viii, 262 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2010.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- A remarkable research accomplishment. Ali leads us through three strands of early Islamic jurisprudence with careful attention to the nuances and details of the arguments.
- Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- 1. Transacting Marriage
- 2. Maintaining Relations
- 3. Claiming Companionship
- 4. Untying the Knot
- 5. Marriage and Dominion
- Conclusion
- Notes
- Index
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780674059177
- 0674059174
- OCLC:
- 705930348
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