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Marriage, Money and Divorce in Medieval Islamic Society (Hardcover, New)
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Marriage, Money and Divorce in Medieval Islamic Society (Hardcover, New)
Series: Cambridge Studies in Islamic Civilization
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In medieval Islamic society, divorce was commonplace. Although
Islamic law regarded it as a patriarchal privilege, the prevalence
of divorce undermined the social order by destabilizing households
and increasing the number of unattached single women. In this
fascinating account of domestic life in Cairo, Damascus and
Jerusalem, Yossef Rapoport explores this trend through a radical
rethink of the economic and legal dimensions of gender relations.
Using a variety of legal, documentary and literary sources, he
demonstrates that women possessed a surprising level of economic
independence, both within and outside marriage, and that women
manipulated patriarchal ideals and used their economic leverage to
initiate divorce as often as men. The book covers a range of topics
including dowry, women's access to waged labour, and oaths of
repudiation. It is a compelling read and promises to make a
substantial contribution to the social history of a relatively
understudied period.
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