Pronouncing & persevering : gender and the discourses of disputing in an African Islamic court

Pronouncing & persevering : gender and the discourses of disputing in an African Islamic court /

"The title of Susan Hirsch's study of disputes involving Swahili Muslims in coastal Kenya reflects the image of gender relations most commonly associated with Islamic law. Men need only "pronounce" divorce to resolve marital conflicts, while embattled and embittered wives must pe...

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Main Author: Hirsch, Susan F.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 1998.
Series:Language and legal discourse
Subjects:
Domestic relations (Islamic law) > Kenya.
Domestic relations (Islamic law) > Language.
Islamic courts > Kenya > Language.
Swahili language > Sex differences.
Language and languages > Sex differences
Sex role

Hamline University

Holdings details from Hamline University
Call Number: KBP540.3 .H57 1998

St Paul College

Holdings details from St Paul College
Call Number: KBP540.3 .H57 1998

University of Minnesota

Holdings details from University of Minnesota
Call Number: KBP540.32 .H57x 1998
KQC156 .H57 1998
KQC156 .H57x 1998

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