Off the Straight Path: Illicit Sex, Law, and Community in Ottoman Aleppo - Gender, Culture, and Politics in the Middle East - Elyse Semerdjian - Books - Syracuse University Press - 9780815631736 - December 8, 2008
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Off the Straight Path: Illicit Sex, Law, and Community in Ottoman Aleppo - Gender, Culture, and Politics in the Middle East

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Offers a look at the historical progression of Islamic law's treatment of illicit sex. This book provides a comprehensive review of the concept of zina, sexual indiscretion, exploring the diverse interpretation of zina crime as presented in a variety of sources from the Qur'an and hadith to legal literature.


280 pages, 3 black-&-white illustrations, tables, notes, bibliography, index

Media Books     Hardcover Book   (Book with hard spine and cover)
Released December 8, 2008
ISBN13 9780815631736
Publishers Syracuse University Press
Pages 247
Dimensions 168 × 233 × 24 mm   ·   544 g
Language English  

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