Acknowledgements; Glossary; List of abbreviations; Introduction; 1. Marriage, divorce and the gender division of property; 2. Working women, single women and the rise of the female ribāt; 3. The monetization of marriage; 4. Divorce, repudiation and settlement; 5. Repudiation as public power; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.
The author explores gender relations, marriage and divorce in medieval Islamic society.
Yossef Rapoport is an associate member of the Faculty of Oriental Studies, University of Oxford.
"Rapoport's important book certainly fills a necessary gap... Marriage, Money, and Divorce in Medieval Islamic Society is undoubtedly necessary reading not only for those interested in Mamluk studies, but also for readers interested in the history of gender relations in Islamic society." - American Journal of Islamic Social Sciences
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