Marriage, Money and Divorce in Medieval Islamic Society » (New Edition)

Yossef Rapoport is an associate member of the Faculty of Oriental Studies, University of Oxford.

The author explores gender relations, marriage and divorce in medieval Islamic society.

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 ribāt;
3. The monetization of marriage;
4. Divorce, repudiation and settlement;
5. Repudiation as public power; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.