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Her Day in Court: Women’s Property Rights in Fifteenth-Century Granada
Maya Shatzmiller
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Hardback. A study of the historical record of Muslim women's property rights and equity. Based on Islamic court documents of 15th Century Granada - documents that show a high degree of women's involvement - it examines women's legal entitlements to acquire property and the social and economic significance of these rights to Granada's female population. Series: Harvard Series in Islamic Law. Num Pages: 230 pages. BIC Classification: LAFS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 164 x 23. Weight in Grams: 644.
This book is a study of the historical record of Muslim women’s property rights and equity. Based on Islamic court documents of fifteenth-century Granada—documents that show a high degree of women’s involvement—the book examines women’s legal entitlements to acquire property as well as the social and economic significance of these rights to Granada’s female population and, by extension, to women in other Islamic societies.
The microhistory of women’s property rights is placed in a comparative historical, social, and economic context and is examined using a theoretical framework that suggests how this book’s conclusions might coexist with the Islamic feminist ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Harvard University, Islamic Legal Studies United States
Number of pages
230
Condition
New
Series
Harvard Series in Islamic Law
Number of Pages
230
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780674025011
SKU
V9780674025011
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About Maya Shatzmiller
Maya Shatzmiller is Professor of History at the University of Western Ontario.
Reviews for Her Day in Court: Women’s Property Rights in Fifteenth-Century Granada
Despite its subtitle, Maya Shatzmiller’s book reaches far beyond the territorial and chronological confines of 15th-century Granada. Her focus is not so much on Granada itself as on using the example of this region as an entry point for examination of the broader topic of women’s property rights in the pre-modern Islamic world and beyond… There is much to be ... Read more