Feminae: Medieval Women and Gender Index


  • Record Number: 16319
  • Author(s)/Creator(s): Rispler-Chaim , Vardit.
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  • Title: Nushuz Between Medieval and Contemporary Islamic Law: The Human Rights Aspect [The author examines the legal implications, medieval and modern, of "nushuz", which can refer either to the rebellion of a woman against her husband, or to a husband’s cruel treatment of his wife. Title note supplied by Feminae.].
  • Source: Arabica 39, 3 ( 1992): Pages 315 - 327.
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  • Article Type: Journal Article
  • Subject (See Also): Arabic Language Law Muslims Nushuz [Arabic: A Woman’s Rebellion against her Husband, or a Husband’s Cruelty towards his Wife] Women's Rights
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  • Geographic Area: Eastern Mediterranean
  • Century: General
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  • Year of Publication: 1992.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN/ISBN: 05705398