Marriage, money and divorce in Medieval Islamic society

Yossef Rapoport explores the prevalence of divorce in medieval Islamic society. In so doing, he reveals that women possessed a surprising level of economic independence which they manipulated to initiate divorce as often as men. The book makes a significant contribution to the social history of an u...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Rapoport, Yossef, 1968- (-)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press 2005.
Colección:CUP ebooks.
Cambridge studies in Islamic civilisation.
Acceso en línea:Conectar con la versión electrónica
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Sumario:Yossef Rapoport explores the prevalence of divorce in medieval Islamic society. In so doing, he reveals that women possessed a surprising level of economic independence which they manipulated to initiate divorce as often as men. The book makes a significant contribution to the social history of an understudied period.
Descripción Física:1 recurso electrónico
Formato:Forma de acceso: World Wide Web.
Bibliografía:Incluye referencias bibliográficas (p. 115-132) e índice.
ISBN:9780511121913
9780511111549
9780511111211
9780511497506
9780521847155
9781280163500
9780521045803