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Barren Women - Religion and Medicine in the Medieval Middle East (Hardcover)
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Barren Women - Religion and Medicine in the Medieval Middle East (Hardcover)
Series: Islam - Thought, Culture, and Society
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Barren Women is the first scholarly book to explore the
ramifications of being infertile in the medieval Arab-Islamic
world. Through an examination of legal texts, medical treatises,
and works of religious preaching, Sara Verskin illuminates how
attitudes toward mixed-gender interactions; legal theories
pertaining to marriage, divorce, and inheritance; and scientific
theories of reproduction contoured the intellectual and social
landscape infertile women had to navigate. In so doing, she
highlights underappreciated vulnerabilities and opportunities for
women's autonomy within the system of Islamic family law, and
explores the diverse marketplace of medical ideas in the medieval
world and the perceived connection between women's health practices
and religious heterodoxy. Featuring copious translations of primary
sources and minimal theoretical jargon, Barren Women provides a
multidimensional perspective on the experience of infertility,
while also enhancing our understanding of institutions and modes of
thought which played significant roles in shaping women's lives
more broadly. This monograph has been awarded the annual BRAIS - De
Gruyter Prize in the Study of Islam and the Muslim World.
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