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Women in Muslim family law / John L. Esposito.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Esposito, John L., author.
- Series:
- Contemporary issues in the Middle East.
- Contemporary issues in the Middle East
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Women (Islamic law).
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xii, 155 pages).
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Syracuse, N.Y. : Syracuse University Press, 2018.
- 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:
- The sources of Islamic law
- Classical Muslim family law
- Modern Muslim family law reform in Egypt and Pakistan
- A legal methodology for reform.
- Notes:
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
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