Yossef Rapoport

Marriage, Money and Divorce in Medieval Islamic Society

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

The author explores gender relations, marriage and divorce in medieval Islamic society.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 156
• Erscheinungstermin: 31. August 2007
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 9mm
• Gewicht: 237g
• ISBN-13: 9780521045803
• ISBN-10: 0521045800
• Artikelnr.: 23177335

Autorenporträt

Yossef Rapoport is an associate member of the Faculty of Oriental Studies, University of Oxford.

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgements
Glossary
List of abbreviations
Introduction
1. Marriage, divorce and the gender division of property
2. Working women, single women and the rise of the female rib¿t
3. The monetization of marriage
4. Divorce, repudiation and settlement
5. Repudiation as public power
Conclusion
Bibliography
Index.

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Acknowledgements; Glossary; List of abbreviations; Introduction; 1. Marriage, divorce and the gender division of property; 2. Working women, single women and the rise of the female ribat; 3. The monetization of marriage; 4. Divorce, repudiation and settlement; 5. Repudiation as public power; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.

Rezensionen

'... Rapoport's study is a valuable and most welcome contribution to the literature on medieval Mamluk society, especially with regard to the position of women in a patrilineal and patriarchal society.' Jerusalem Studies in Arabic and Islam