| Description |
1 online resource (234 pages) |
| Series |
Themes in Islamic Studies, 5 |
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Themes in Islamic Studies, 5
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| Contents |
Women in Classical Islamic Law; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Preface; Introduction; Chapter One: Women in the Qur'an; Chapter Two: Marriage in the Formative Period; Chapter Three: Divorce in the Formative Period; Chapter Four: From the Formative to the Classical Periods; Chapter Five: Women's Lives; Conclusion; Works Cited; Index of Qur'an Verses; Index of Names; Subject Index |
| Summary |
Drawing on legal and hadith texts from the formative and classical periods of Islamic legal history, this book offers an overview of the questions prominent jurists asked and answered when they thought about women's issues. All assumed a woman would marry and thus the book concentrates on women's family life. The introduction establishes the historical framework within which the jurists worked. A chapter on Qur'an verses devoted to women's lives is followed by chapters on marriage and divorce which compare the views of jurists during the formative period. The fourth chapter describes the evolu |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Women (Islamic law)
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Women -- History -- Sources
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Women
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Women (Islamic law)
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| Genre/Form |
History
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Sources
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9789047427810 |
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9047427815 |
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