Marriage on Trial: A Study of Islamic Family Law
Author:   Ziba Mir-Hosseini
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Edition:   2nd Revised edition
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9781860646089


Pages:   272
Publication Date:   30 April 2011
Format:   Paperback
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Marriage on Trial: A Study of Islamic Family Law


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Taking an inter-disciplinary approach which straddles law, anthropology sociology and women's studies, Mir-Hosseini shows how women can turn even the most patriarchal elements of Islamic law to their advantage and achieve their personal marital aims.

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Author:   Ziba Mir-Hosseini
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint:   I.B. Tauris
Edition:   2nd Revised edition
Dimensions:   Width: 13.80cm , Height: 2.20cm , Length: 21.60cm
Weight:   0.358kg
ISBN:  

9781860646089


ISBN 10:   1860646085
Pages:   272
Publication Date:   30 April 2011
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Part 1 The Shar'ia, law and social practice - strategies of accommodation: the setting - courts, marital disputes and marriage; legal anatomy of divorce - the Iranian case; legal anatomy of divorce - the Moroccan case; social anatomy of divorce - the law and the practice. Part 2 Areas of tension between law and practice - strategies of selection: filiation and custody in law and practice; validating marriage and divorce; conclusion.

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'One of the best, most original and liveliest books on the subject I have ever read ... The author does what few writers on the subject are able to do. She goes beyond the classical text-books of fiqh, and asks how law is actually interpreted, administered and used in Muslim societies.' - Albert Hourani


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Ziba Mir-Hosseini is the co-director of the acclamed documentary film 'Divorce Iranian Style', filmed in Tehran and based on this book.

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