Her Day in Court
Author | : Maya Shatzmiller |
Publisher | : Islamic Legal Studies Program @ Harvard Law School |
Total Pages | : 296 |
Release | : 2007 |
ISBN-10 | : STANFORD:36105123370798 |
ISBN-13 | : |
Rating | : 4/5 ( Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Her Day in Court by : Maya Shatzmiller
Download or read book Her Day in Court written by Maya Shatzmiller and published by Islamic Legal Studies Program @ Harvard Law School. This book was released on 2007 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study of the historical record of property rights and equity of Muslim women is based on Islamic court documents of 15th-century Granada. The book examines women's legal entitlements to acquire property, and the social and economic significance of these rights to Granada's female population and--by extension--to women in other Islamic societies.