@article{1479414,
      author = {Ali, Kecia,  and Anwar, Zainah,  and Asani, Ali S.,  and  Donahue, Charles,  and El-Azhary Sonbol, Amira,  and  Freeland, Freeland,  and Jones-Pauly, Christina,  and Last  Stone, Suzanne,  and Lau, Martin,  and Messick, Brinkley,   and Mir-Hosseini, Ziba,  and Nik Badli Shah, Nik Noriani,   and Quraishi, Asifa,  and Tucker, Judith E.,  and Vogel,  Frank E.,  and Wynn, Lisa,  and Zomeño, Amalia,  and  Zulficar, Mona, },
      url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/1479414},
      title = {The Islamic Marriage Contract : Case Studies in Islamic  Family Law /},
      abstract = {It is often said that marriage in Islamic law is a civil  contract, not a sacrament. If this is so, this means that  the marriage contract is largely governed by the same rules  as other contracts, such as sale or hire. But at the same  time marriage is a profound concern of the Islamic  scriptures of Qur'an and Sunna, and thus at the very core  of the law and morality of Islam and of the individual,  familial, and social life of Muslims. This volume collects  papers from many disciplines examining the Muslim marriage  contract. Articles cover doctrines as to marriage contracts  (e.g., may a wife stipulate monogamy?); historical  instances (e.g., legal advice from thirteenth-century  Spain); comparisons with Jewish and canon law; contemporary  legal and social practice; and projects of activists for  women worldwide. Demonstrating a new and powerful focus for  comparative and historical inquiries into Islamic law and  social practices, this book marks a fresh point of  departure for the study of Muslim women.},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.4159/9780674292635},
      recid = {1479414},
      pages = {1 online resource (389 p.)},
}