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Morgan Clarke - Islam and New Kinship - 9781845454326 - V9781845454326
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Islam and New Kinship

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Description for Islam and New Kinship Hardback. Assisted reproductive technologies such as in vitro fertilization have provoked global controversy and ethical debate. This book provides a groundbreaking investigation into those debates in the Islamic Middle East, simultaneously documenting changing ideas of kinship and the evolving role of religious authority in the region.. Series: Fertility, Reproduction & Sexuality. Num Pages: 262 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBL; JFSR2; MFKC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 165 x 242 x 21. Weight in Grams: 552.

Assisted reproductive technologies such as in vitro fertilization have provoked global controversy and ethical debate. This book provides a groundbreaking investigation into those debates in the Islamic Middle East, simultaneously documenting changing ideas of kinship and the evolving role of religious authority in the region through a combination of in-depth field research in Lebanon and an exhaustive survey of the Islamic legal literature. Lebanon, home to both Sunni and Shiite Muslim communities, provides a valuable site through which to explore the overall dynamism and diversity of global Islamic debate. As this book shows, Muslim perspectives focus on the moral ... Read more

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Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Berghahn Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
262
Condition
New
Series
Fertility, Reproduction & Sexuality
Number of Pages
262
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781845454326
SKU
V9781845454326
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About Morgan Clarke
Morgan Clarke is Associate Professor in Social Anthropology and a Fellow of Keble College, University of Oxford.

Reviews for Islam and New Kinship
“As Clarke notes, he explicitly did not intend for this research to comprise an ethnography of reproductive technologies in Lebanon. As such, this book serves as an excellent companion piece to medical anthropological studies in the region that are more clinic-based and experiential, for example, those of Marcia Inhorn. This book will be of considerable interest to scholars in the ... Read more

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