Tucker, Judith E.,

Women, family, and gender in Islamic law / Judith E. Tucker. - 1st ed. - Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2008. - 1 online resource (x, 255 pages) : maps. - Themes in Islamic law ; 3 . - Themes in Islamic law ; 3. .

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

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.

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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Women (Islamic law)
Married women (Islamic law)
Divorce (Islamic law)
Domestic relations (Islamic law)
RELIGION--Islam--Law.
Divorce (Islamic law)
Domestic relations (Islamic law)
Married women (Islamic law)
Women (Islamic law)
Familierecht.
Ehescheidungsrecht
Familie
Islam
Eherecht
Frau.
Rechtsstellung.
Ehescheidung.
Familienrecht.
Geschlechterrolle.
Islamisches Recht.


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