Family law in contemporary Iran : women's rights activism and Shari'a / Marianne Bøe.
Series: International library of Iranian studies ; 54.Publisher: London ; New York : I.B. Tauris, 2015Copyright date: ©2015Description: xi, 252 pages ; 23 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 1780769008; 9781780769004Subject(s): Domestic relations -- Iran | Domestic relations (Islamic law) -- Iran | Women -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- Iran | Women's rights -- Iran | Domestic relations | Domestic relations (Islamic law) | Women -- Legal status, laws, etc | Women's rights | IranLOC classification: KMH540 | .B64 2015Online resources: Related Electronic Resource: Publisher's web site for this work, including description abbreviated from front flap of dust jacket:
Contents:
Shari'a and family law -- Marriage in Muslim family law -- The Family Protection Bill -- Conceptions of Shari'a and family law -- Conceptions of dower, polygyny, and temporary marriage -- Woman's rights activism in Iran since 1900 -- Shifting paradigms on gender and sexuality -- Sources of legitimacy.
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Originally presented as the author's thesis (doctoral)--University of Bergen, Norway, 2012.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 231-248) and index.
Shari'a and family law -- Marriage in Muslim family law -- The Family Protection Bill -- Conceptions of Shari'a and family law -- Conceptions of dower, polygyny, and temporary marriage -- Woman's rights activism in Iran since 1900 -- Shifting paradigms on gender and sexuality -- Sources of legitimacy.