Description: Marriage, Money and Divorce in Medieval Islamic Society The author explores gender relations, marriage and divorce in medieval Islamic society. Yossef Rapoport (Author) 9780521847155, Cambridge University Press Hardback, published 21 April 2005 156 pages 23.5 x 16 x 1.9 cm, 0.406 kg '… Rapoport's study is a valuable and most welcome contribution to the literature on medieval Maml?k society, especially with regard to the position of women in a patrilineal and patriarchal society.' Jerusalem Studies in Arabic and Islam High rates of divorce, often taken to be a modern and western phenomenon, were also typical of medieval Islamic societies. By pitting these high rates of divorce against the Islamic ideal of marriage,Yossef Rapoport radically challenges usual assumptions about the legal inferiority of Muslim women and their economic dependence on men. He argues that marriages in late medieval Cairo, Damascus and Jerusalem had little in common with the patriarchal models advocated by jurists and moralists. The transmission of dowries, women's access to waged labour, and the strict separation of property between spouses made divorce easy and normative, initiated by wives as often as by their husbands. This carefully researched work of social history is interwoven with intimate accounts of individual medieval lives, making for a truly compelling read. It will be of interest to scholars of all disciplines concerned with the history of women and gender in Islam. Acknowledgements Glossary List of abbreviations Introduction 1. Marriage, divorce and the gender division of property 2. Working women, single women and the rise of the female rib?t 3. The monetization of marriage 4. Divorce, repudiation and settlement 5. Repudiation as public power Conclusion Bibliography Index. Subject Areas: Early history: c 500 to c 1450/1500 [HBLC], Asian history [HBJF], General & world history [HBG]
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BIC Subject Area 1: Early history: c 500 to c 1450/1500 [HBLC]
BIC Subject Area 2: Asian history [HBJF]
BIC Subject Area 3: General & world history [HBG]
Number of Pages: 156 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: Marriage, Money and Divorce in Medieval Islamic Society
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication Year: 2005
Item Height: 235 mm
Item Weight: 406 g
Type: Textbook
Author: Yossef Rapoport
Subject Area: Children & Family
Series: Cambridge Studies in Islamic Civilization
Item Width: 160 mm
Format: Hardcover
