Women, the Family, and Divorce Laws in Islamic History
Author:   Amira El-Azhary Sonbol ,  Elizabeth Warnock Fernea (Professor of English and Middle Eastern Studies, University of Texas, Austin, USA)
Publisher:   Syracuse University Press
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9780815603832


Pages:   378
Publication Date:   30 June 1996
Format:   Paperback
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Women, the Family, and Divorce Laws in Islamic History


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The eighteen essays in this volume cover a wide range of material and reevaluate women's studies and Middle Eastern studies, Muslim women and the Shari'a courts, the Ottoman household, Dhimmi communities, children and family law, morality, and violence.

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Author:   Amira El-Azhary Sonbol ,  Elizabeth Warnock Fernea (Professor of English and Middle Eastern Studies, University of Texas, Austin, USA)
Publisher:   Syracuse University Press
Imprint:   Syracuse University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.20cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.567kg
ISBN:  

9780815603832


ISBN 10:   0815603835
Pages:   378
Publication Date:   30 June 1996
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand   Availability explained
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This outstanding collection of essays not only creates a new picture of the lives of women and families in the Ottoman Empire but also clearly establishes the rich potential of Islamic legal records for the field of social history.--American Historical Review


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Amira El Azhary Sonbol is assistant professor of society, history and law at Georgetown University, and the author of The Creation of a Medical Profession in Egypt, 1800-1922, also published by Syracuse University Press.

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