Studies in Zoroastrian Family Law - A Comparative Analysis (Hardcover)

The source material of the book is translated from the only existent Sasanian law text and two Rivayats from the first half of the ninth and the first half of the tenth century, at which time the Zoroastrians survived only in minority communities. The original text is presented in photocopy with a transcription. The analysis is concerned with four institutions in the sphere of family law: Guardianship, marriage of levirate, marriage of a woman in order to provide her father or brother with an heir and marriage between close relatives (incest taboo did not exist). The issue of the research is to show how the social conditions and internal family economy with its power balance is reflected in the rules of the Sasanian law, and that the differences apparent in the later texts are not accidental, but form a pattern caused by the changing social conditions, and that the law was changed in order to help preserve the Zoroastrian minority in adversity under Arab rule.

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Imprint:	Museum Tusculanum Press
Country of origin:	Denmark
Release date:	February 2003
First published:	February 2003
Authors:	Bodil Hjerrild
Dimensions:	215 x 280 x 21mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	224
ISBN-13:	978-87-7289-807-0
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > World history > 500 to 1500 Books > Humanities > History > Asian / Middle Eastern history > General Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Non-Christian religions > Zoroastrianism Books > Law > Jurisprudence & general issues > Foundations of law > General Books > Law > Laws of other jurisdictions & general law > Private, property, family law > Family law Books > History > Asian / Middle Eastern history > General Books > History > World history > 500 to 1500 Books > Religion & Spirituality > Non-Christian religions > Zoroastrianism Promotions
LSN:	87-7289-807-0
Barcode:	9788772898070

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