The status of women under Islamic law and modern Islamic legislation
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
Leiden ; Boston
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
Brill
SERIES
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Brill's Arab and Islamic laws series
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v. 1
GENERAL NOTES
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Includes bibliographical references )p. ]213[-216( and index
CONTENTS NOTE
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The branches of Islam and the schools of law -- The woman's right to education -- Inheritance rights for women -- The Islamic institution of marriage -- The modern marriage -- Marriage impediments -- Guardianship in relation to marriage -- The preliminaries of marriage -- The form of the contract -- Marriage formalities -- The effects of marriage -- Mixed marriages -- The dower -- Maintenance -- Dissolution of marriage -- The iddat -- Parentage -- Fosterage )suckling( and custody -- Conflict of laws