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Rapoport Yossef

Marriage, money and divorce in medieval Islamic society - Cambridge Cambridge University Press 2005 - 137p xii

CONTENTS;
Introduction;
1 Marriage, divorce and the gender division of property;
2 Working women, single women and the rise of the female ribat;
3The monetization of marriage;
4 Divorce, repudiation and settlement;
5 Repudiation and public power;
Conclusion;
Bibliogrphy;
Index.



ISBN: 9780521847155

Subjects--Topical Terms:
1. Marriage - Egypt - Cairo - History 2. Marriage - Syria - Damascus - History3. Marriage - Jerusalem - History 4. Divorce - Egypt - Cairo - History5. Marriage - Islamic Law6. Divorce - Islamic Law7. Islamic Countries

Dewey Class. No.: 306. / RAP