Women, the Family, and Divorce Laws in Islamic History

A collection of 18 essays that covers a wide range of material and re-evaluates women's studies and Middle Eastern studies, Muslim women and the Shari'a courts, the Ottoman household, Dhimmi communities, family law, morality and violence.

Author: Amira El-Azhary Sonbol, Amira El Azhary Sonbol
Publisher: Syracuse University Publications in Continuin
Published: 05/01/1996
Pages: 378
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.13lbs
Size: 8.94h x 6.08w x 0.88d
ISBN: 9780815603832

About the Author
Amira El Azhary Sonbol is assistant professor of society, history and law at Georgetown University, and the author of The Creation of a Medical Profession in Egypt, 1800-1922, also published by Syracuse University Press.