Marriage, Money and Divorce in Medieval Islamic Society by Yossef Rapoport

Cambridge Studies in Islamic Civilization

Marriage, Money and Divorce in Medieval Islamic Society

Yossef Rapoport

156 pages • hardcover

2 editions

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High rates of divorce, often taken to be a modern and western phenomenon, were also typical of medieval Islamic societies. By pitting these high rates of divorce against the Islamic ideal of marriage, Yossef Rapoport radically challenges usual ass...

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