Publication

1993 - I.B. Tauris, London, England

Language

English

Word Count

61,250 words, Guess

Page Count

245 pages

Identifiers

and 3 more
  • Library of Congress Control Number93060111
  • Goodreads444416
  • LibraryThing1215323

Classifications

  • LCCLAW

Description

"This book looks at how fiqh, Islamic family law, is interpreted and administered in two Muslim countries. It studies the complex relationship between the classical textbooks and modern codes of personal status law which in principle are based on them, but which in fact diverge from them both in substantive law and in methods of procedure and judgment. Based on extensive fieldwork in the courts and outside, it focuses on the dynamics of marriage and the consequences of its breakdown, as well as the way litigants manipulate the law in order to resolve marital difficulties. It illustrates the interaction between Islamic law and the social construction of marriage and divorce in Iran and Morocco, showing women can turn even the most patriarchal elements of Islamic law to their advantage and achieve their personal marital aims."--Bloomsbury Publishing.

Subjects

Topics

IslamMarriageIslamic lawCultural studiesReligious aspectsDivorce (Islamic law)Marriage (Islamic law)

Places

Series Statement

  • Society and culture in the modern Middle East

Other Editions

  • Marriage on trial: a study of Islamic family law : Iran and Morocco comparedI.B. Tauris1993-01-01

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