The roots of Mahr and the hybrid transplant : introducing Mahr as an Islamic legal conception and a fragmented legal concept - When Mahr travels : adjudicating Mahr in Canada, the United States, France, and Germany - Nourishing the transplanted law : fertile soil or rocky ground? - Contradictions in the reception of Mahr as ideology and subjectivity - Samir and Leila revisited : the adjudication and reception of Mahr and its subjective significance for Muslim women - Deep roots and tall branches : conclusions on the reception of Mahr by Western courts