Women, family, and gender in Islamic law /

Tucker, Judith E.

Women, family, and gender in Islamic law / Judith E. Tucker. - 1st ed. - Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2008. - x, 255 p. : maps ; 24 cm. - Themes in Islamic law ; 3 .

Includes bibliographical references (p. 232-243) and index.

Introduction -- Woman as wife and man as husband : making the marital bargain -- Woman and man as divorced : asserting rights -- Woman and man as legal subjects : managing and testifying -- Woman and man in gendered space : submitting.

9780521830447 (hbk.) 0521830443 (hbk.) 9780521537476 (pbk.) 0521537479 (pbk.)

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Women (Islamic law)
Married women (Islamic law)
Divorce (Islamic law)
Domestic relations (Islamic law)

KBP526.3 TUC / .T83 2008

KBP 526.3 TUC