Barren Women : Biology, Medicine and Religion in the Medieval Middle East / Sara Verskin. Volume 2.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Verskin, Sara, author.

Series:

Islam -- thought culture, and society

Islam - Thought, Culture, and Society

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Religion.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 pages).

Other Title:

Knowledge Unlatched.

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : De Gruyter, 2020.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Barren Women is the first scholarly book to explore the ramifications of being infertile in the medieval Arab-Islamic world. Through an examination of legal texts, medical treatises, and works of religious preaching, Sara Verskin illuminates how attitudes toward mixed-gender interactions; legal theories pertaining to marriage, divorce, and inheritance; and scientific theories of reproduction contoured the intellectual and social landscape infertile women had to navigate. In so doing, she highlights underappreciated vulnerabilities and opportunities for women's autonomy within the system of Islamic family law, and explores the diverse marketplace of medical ideas in the medieval world and the perceived connection between women's health practices and religious heterodoxy. Featuring copious translations of primary sources and minimal theoretical jargon, Barren Women provides a multidimensional perspective on the experience of infertility, while also enhancing our understanding of institutions and modes of thought which played significant roles in shaping women's lives more broadly. This monograph has been awarded the annual BRAIS - De Gruyter Prize in the Study of Islam and the Muslim World.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Local Notes:

KU Select 2019: HSS Frontlist Books

ISBN:

9783110596588

Publisher Number:

https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110596588

Access Restriction:

Open Access Unrestricted online access