Off the Straight Path: Illicit Sex, Law, and Community in Ottoman Aleppo

Name: Off the Straight Path: Illicit Sex, Law, and Community in Ottoman Aleppo
SKU: INR-9780815631736
Price: 26.96 USD
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$26.96

SKU: INR-9780815631736 Categories: Rape, All Books Tags: Middle East, Aleppo, Customary Law (islamic Law), Domestic Relations (islamic Law), Rape (islamic Law), Fornication (islamic Law), Adultery (islamic Law), Punishment (islamic Law), Syria, Legal History, Islam, Human Sexuality), Human Sexuality (see also Social Science, Women's Studies, Ingram, Religion, Law, History, General, Social Science, Psychology

Description

Offers a look at the historical progression of Islamic law’s treatment of illicit sex. This book provides a comprehensive review of the concept of zina, sexual indiscretion, exploring the diverse interpretation of zina crime as presented in a variety of sources from the Qur’an and hadith to legal literature.

Author: Semerdjian, Elyse

Topic: Gender Studies
Media: Book
ISBN: 815631731
Language: English
Pages: 247