Women, family, and gender in Islamic law / Judith E. Tucker.

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Tucker, Judith E [author.]

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TextSeries: Themes in Islamic law ; 3.Publication details: Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2008.Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (x, 255 pages) : mapsContent type:

text

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computer

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online resource

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9780511438448
0511438443
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0521537479
9780521537476
0511437773
9780511437779
9780511841316
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9786611903695
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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Women, family, and gender in Islamic law.DDC classification:

340.5/9 22

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KBP526.3 .T83 2008eb

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86.14
BE 8630
PU 8200

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Contents:

Introduction -- Woman as wife and man as husband : making the marital bargain -- Woman and man as divorced : asserting rights -- Woman and man as legal subjects : managing and testifying -- Woman and man in gendered space : submitting.

Summary: Examines the position of women in Islamic society, and the ways in which the legal system has shaped the family, property rights, space, and sexuality, from classical and medieval times to the present, with case studies that illustrate discrimination and expectations in the culture.

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 232-243) and index.

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Examines the position of women in Islamic society, and the ways in which the legal system has shaped the family, property rights, space, and sexuality, from classical and medieval times to the present, with case studies that illustrate discrimination and expectations in the culture.

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