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Barren Women : Religion and Medicine in the Medieval Middle East /
Barren Women is the first scholarly book to explore the ramifications of being infertile in the medieval Arab-Islamic world. Through an examination of legal texts, medical treatises, and works of religious preaching, Sara Verskin illuminates how attitudes toward mixed-gender interactions; legal theo...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Berlin ; Boston :
De Gruyter,
[2020]
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| Colección: | Islam -- thought culture, and society ;
v. 2. Online access: De Gruyter De Gruyter Open Books. Online access: OAPEN DOAB Directory of Open Access Books. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Barren Women is the first scholarly book to explore the ramifications of being infertile in the medieval Arab-Islamic world. Through an examination of legal texts, medical treatises, and works of religious preaching, Sara Verskin illuminates how attitudes toward mixed-gender interactions; legal theories pertaining to marriage, divorce, and inheritance; and scientific theories of reproduction contoured the intellectual and social landscape infertile women had to navigate. In so doing, she highlights underappreciated vulnerabilities and opportunities for women's autonomy within the system of Islamic family law, and explores the diverse marketplace of medical ideas in the medieval world and the perceived connection between women's health practices and religious heterodoxy. Featuring copious translations of primary sources and minimal theoretical jargon, Barren Women provides a multidimensional perspective on the experience of infertility, while also enhancing our understanding of institutions and modes of thought which played significant roles in shaping women's lives more broadly. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (XIV, 310 p.). |
| Premios: | BRAIS -- De Gruyter Prize in the Study of Islam and the Muslim World, 2018 |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 285-302) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9783110596588 311059658X 9783110595673 3110595672 9783110593679 311059367X |
| ISSN: | 2628-4286 ; |
| Acceso: | Open Access |