| Description |
xxxviii, 247 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm |
| Series |
Gender, culture, and politics in the Middle East |
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Gender, culture, and politics in the Middle East.
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| Contents |
Zina in Islamic legal discourse -- Zina in Ottoman law -- People and court : policing public morality in the streets of Aleppo -- Prostitutes, soldiers, and the people : monitoring morality through customary law -- In harm's way : domestic violence and rape in the Shari'a courts of Aleppo |
| Summary |
"The legal treatment of sexual behavior is a subject that receives little scholarly attention in the field of Middle East women's studies. Important questions about the relationship between sexuality and the law and about the societies enforcing that relationship are rarely addressed in the current literature. Elyse Semerdjian's "Off the Straight Path" takes a bold step toward filling that gap by offering a look at the historical progression of the treatment of illicit sex under Islamic law."--BOOK JACKET |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 213-227) and index |
| Subject |
Adultery (Islamic law)
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Fornication (Islamic law)
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Rape (Islamic law)
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Domestic relations (Islamic law)
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Customary law (Islamic law) -- Syria -- Aleppo.
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Punishment (Islamic law)
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| LC no. |
2008043095 |
| ISBN |
0815631731 hardback alkaline paper |
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9780815631736 hardback alkaline paper |
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