The Islamic Marriage Contract : Case Studies in Islamic Family Law / ed. by Frank E. Vogel, Asifa Quraishi.
Ali, Kecia, contributor.; Anwar, Zainah, contributor.; Asani, Ali S., contributor.; Donahue, Charles, contributor.; El-Azhary Sonbol, Amira, contributor.; Freeland, Freeland, contributor.; Jones-Pauly, Christina, contributor.; Last Stone, Suzanne, contributor.; Lau, Martin, contributor.; Messick, Brinkley, contributor.; Mir-Hosseini, Ziba, contributor.; Nik Badli Shah, Nik Noriani, contributor.; Quraishi, Asifa, editor.; Tucker, Judith E., contributor.; Vogel, Frank E., editor.; Wynn, Lisa, contributor.; Zomeño, Amalia, contributor.; Zulficar, Mona, contributor.
2022
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Title The Islamic Marriage Contract : Case Studies in Islamic Family Law / ed. by Frank E. Vogel, Asifa Quraishi.
ISBN 9780674292635
DOI https://doi.org/10.4159/9780674292635
Published Cambridge, MA : : Harvard University Press, [2022]
Copyright ©2009
Language English
Language Note In English.
Description 1 online resource (389 p.)
Item Number 10.4159/9780674292635 doi
Call Number KBP572
Dewey Decimal Classification 346.167016
Summary 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.
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Source of Description Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 18. Sep 2023)
Added Author Ali, Kecia, contributor.
Anwar, Zainah, contributor.
Asani, Ali S., contributor.
Donahue, Charles, contributor.
El-Azhary Sonbol, Amira, contributor.
Freeland, Freeland, contributor.
Jones-Pauly, Christina, contributor.
Last Stone, Suzanne, contributor.
Lau, Martin, contributor.
Messick, Brinkley, contributor.
Mir-Hosseini, Ziba, contributor.
Nik Badli Shah, Nik Noriani, contributor.
Quraishi, Asifa, editor.
Tucker, Judith E., contributor.
Vogel, Frank E., editor.
Wynn, Lisa, contributor.
Zomeño, Amalia, contributor.
Zulficar, Mona, contributor.
Series Harvard Series in Islamic Law
In Harvard University Press eBook Package Backlist 2000-2013
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Frontmatter
CONTENTS
AUTHOR BIOGRAPHIES
INTRODUCTION
Part One THE LEGAL DOCTRINE OF MARRIAGE CONTRACTS IN COMPARATIVE PERSPECTIVE
One MARRIAGE IN CLASSICAL ISLAMIC JURISPRUDENCE: A SURVEY OF DOCTRINES
Two THE WESTERN CANON LAW OF MARRIAGE: A DOCTRINAL INTRODUCTION
Three JEWISH MARRIAGE AND DIVORCE LAW
Part Two THE MARRIAGE CONTRACT IN MUSLIM HISTORY
Four A HISTORY OF MARRIAGE CONTRACTS IN EGYPT
Five QUESTIONS OF CONSENT: CONTRACTING A MARRIAGE IN OTTOMAN SYRIA AND PALESTINE
Six THE ISLAMIC MARRIAGE CONTRACT IN AL-ANDALUS (10TH-16TH CENTURIES)
Seven INTERPRETING TEARS: A MARRIAGE CASE FROM IMAMIC YEMEN
Part Three MODERN PRACTICE AND REFORM
Eight LEGISLATIVE PROVISIONS AND JUDICIAL MECHANISMS FOR THE ENFORCEMENT AND TERMINATION OF THE ISLAMIC MARRIAGE CONTRACT IN MALAYSIA
Nine MARRIAGE CONTRACTS AND WOMEN'S RIGHTS IN SAUDI ARABIA: MAHR, SHURÜṬ, AND KNOWLEDGE DISTRIBUTION
Ten A WOMAN'S RIGHT TO TERMINATE THE MARRIAGE CONTRACT: THE CASE OF IRAN
Eleven THE ISLAMIC MARRIAGE CONTRACT IN EGYPT
Twelve ADVOCACY FOR REFORM IN ISLAMIC FAMILY LAW: THE EXPERIENCE OF SISTERS IN ISLAM
Thirteen IMPROVING THE STATUS OF WOMEN THROUGH REFORMS IN MARRIAGE CONTRACT LAW: THE EXPERIENCE OF THE NIZARI ISMAILI COMMUNITY
Part Four THE MUSLIM MARRIAGE CONTRACT IN WESTERN SECULAR LEGAL SYSTEMS
Fourteen MARRIAGE CONTRACTS OF MUSLIMS IN THE DIASPORA: PROBLEMS IN THE RECOGNITION OF MAHR CONTRACTS IN GERMAN LAW
Fifteen THE SHARI'A AND ENGLISH LAW: IDENTITY AND JUSTICE FOR BRITISH MUSLIMS
BIBLIOGRAPHY
INDEX

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