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Book cover image of Marriage, Money and Divorce in Medieval Islamic Society (Cambridge Studies in Islamic Civilisation Series) by Yossef Rapoport

Authors: Yossef Rapoport, David Morgan
ISBN-13: 9780521847155, ISBN-10: 052184715X
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Date Published: May 2005
Edition: (Non-applicable)

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Author Biography: Yossef Rapoport

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

Book Synopsis

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

Table of Contents

1Marriage, divorce and the gender division of property12
2Working women, single women and the rise of the female ribat31
3The monetization of marriage51
4Divorce, repudiation and settlement69
5Repudiation and public power89

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