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

By:

Tucker, Judith E [author.]

Series: 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

Media type:

computer

Carrier type:

online resource

ISBN:

9780511438448
0511438443
0521830443
9780521830447
0521537479
9780521537476
0511437773
9780511437779
9780511841316
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0511435525
9780511435522
9780511436314
0511436319

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Electronic books.

Additional physical formats: Print version:: Women, family, and gender in Islamic law.DDC classification:

340.5/9 22

LOC classification:

KBP526.3 .T83 2008eb

Other classification:

86.14
BE 8630
PU 8200

Online resources:

EBSCOhost

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.