Minor Marriage in Early Islamic Law
Title | Minor Marriage in Early Islamic Law PDF eBook |
Author | Carolyn Baugh |
Publisher | BRILL |
Pages | 273 |
Release | 2017-06-06 |
Genre | Law |
ISBN | 9004344861 |
In Minor Marriage in Early Islamic Law, Carolyn Baugh offers an in-depth exploration of 8th-13th century legal sources on the marriageability of prepubescents, focusing on such issues as maintenance, sexual readiness, consent, and a father’s right to compel. Modern efforts to resist establishment of a minimum marriage age in countries such as Saudi Arabia rest on claims of early juristic consensus that fathers may compel their prepubescent daughters to marry. This work investigates such claims by highlighting the extremely nuanced discussions and debates recorded in early legal texts. From the works of famed early luminaries to the “consensus writers” of later centuries, each chapter brings new insights into a complex and enduring debate.
Marriage and Slavery in Early Islam
Title | Marriage and Slavery in Early Islam PDF eBook |
Author | Kecia Ali |
Publisher | Harvard University Press |
Pages | 273 |
Release | 2010-10-30 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 0674050592 |
A remarkable research accomplishment. Ali leads us through three strands of early Islamic jurisprudence with careful attention to the nuances and details of the arguments.
Child Marriage in Islamic Law
Title | Child Marriage in Islamic Law PDF eBook |
Author | Anjum Ashraf Ali |
Publisher | |
Pages | 280 |
Release | 2000 |
Genre | Child marriage |
ISBN |
"It is no coincidence, however, that child marriage is restricted to the impoverished, uneducated and rural sectors of society; people who have little choice in deciding their futures and due to harsh and straitened circumstances find it difficult to see any other alternatives." --
Politics, Gender, and the Islamic Past
Title | Politics, Gender, and the Islamic Past PDF eBook |
Author | Denise A. Spellberg |
Publisher | Columbia University Press |
Pages | 260 |
Release | 1994 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 9780231079990 |
This study examines the most beloved and controversial of Mohammed's wives as a rich symbol for medieval and modern Islamic society. It explores the debates surrounding A'isha's depiction in historical literature, describing how she has been praised and condemned by generations of Muslim writers.
China and Islam
Title | China and Islam PDF eBook |
Author | Matthew S. Erie |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 473 |
Release | 2016-09 |
Genre | Law |
ISBN | 1107053374 |
This book is the first ethnographic study of Muslim minorities' practice of Islamic law in contemporary China.
Marriage, Money and Divorce in Medieval Islamic Society
Title | Marriage, Money and Divorce in Medieval Islamic Society PDF eBook |
Author | Yossef Rapoport |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 154 |
Release | 2005-04-21 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1139444816 |
High rates of divorce, often taken to be a modern and western phenomenon, were also typical of medieval Islamic societies. By pitting these high rates of divorce against the Islamic ideal of marriage,Yossef Rapoport radically challenges usual assumptions about the legal inferiority of Muslim women and their economic dependence on men. He argues that marriages in late medieval Cairo, Damascus and Jerusalem had little in common with the patriarchal models advocated by jurists and moralists. The transmission of dowries, women's access to waged labour, and the strict separation of property between spouses made divorce easy and normative, initiated by wives as often as by their husbands. This carefully researched work of social history is interwoven with intimate accounts of individual medieval lives, making for a truly compelling read. It will be of interest to scholars of all disciplines concerned with the history of women and gender in Islam.
Advancing the Legal Status of Women in Islamic Law
Title | Advancing the Legal Status of Women in Islamic Law PDF eBook |
Author | Mona Samadi |
Publisher | BRILL |
Pages | 234 |
Release | 2021-05-25 |
Genre | Law |
ISBN | 9004446958 |
Mona Samadi examines the sources of gender differences within the Islamic tradition, with particular focus on guardianship, and describes the opportunities and challenges for advancing the legal status of women.