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Muslim marriage in Western courts [electronic resource] : lost in transplantation / by Pascale Fournier

Author:
Fournier, Pascale
Published:
Farnham, Surrey, England ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate, c2010.
Physical Description:
xx, 206 p. ; 25 cm.
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Contents:
The roots of Mahr and the hybrid transplant : introducing Mahr as an Islamic legal conception and a fragmented legal concept -- When Mahr travels : adjudicating Mahr in Canada, the United States, France, and Germany -- Nourishing the transplanted law : fertile soil or rocky ground? -- Contradictions in the reception of Mahr as ideology and subjectivity -- Samir and Leila revisited : the adjudication and reception of Mahr and its subjective significance for Muslim women -- Deep roots and tall branches : conclusions on the reception of Mahr by Western courts.
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ISBN:
9781409404415 (hardback : alk. paper)
9781409404422 (ebook)
Bibliography Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. [183]-196) and index.
View MARC record | catkey: 19803555