Marriage and its discontents : women, Islam and the law in India /
by Vatuk, Sylvia,
Physical details: xviii, 273 pages ; 23 cm ISBN:9789385606090; 9385606093.
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Women (Islamic law)
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India.
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Marriage (Islamic law)
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India.
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Divorce (Islamic law)
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India.
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Marriage
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Religious aspects
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Islam.
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Women in Islam
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India.
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Includes bibliographical references.
'Where will she go? What will she do?' : paternalism in the administration of Muslim personal law in contemporary India -- Muslim women and personal law -- The 'cancer of dowry' in Muslim marriages : themes in the popular rhetoric from the south Indian Muslim press -- Divorce at the wife's initiative : options and implications for women's welfare? -- Islamic feminism in India : Muslim women activists and the reform of Muslim personal law -- Change and continuity in marital alliance patterns : Muslims in south India, 1800-2012 -- What can divorce stories reveal about Muslim marriages? -- Maintenance for divorced Muslim women after the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Divorce) Act, 1986 : a view from the lower courts.
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