Divorcing traditions: islamic marriage law and the making of indian secularism
Auteur :
Lemons, Katherine
Éditeur :
Cornell University Press
ISBN :
9781501734779
Date de publication :
15 mars 2019
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,2 x 1,8 cm
Poids :
454 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
Divorcing Traditions is an ethnography of Islamic legal expertise and practices in India, a secular state in which Muslims are a significant minority and where Islamic judgments are not legally binding. Katherine Lemons argues that an analysis of divorce in accordance with Islamic strictures is critical to the understanding of Indian...