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Off the Straight Path: Illicit Sex, Law, and Community in Ottoman Aleppo - Gender, Culture, and Politics in the Middle East Elyse Semerdjian
Off the Straight Path: Illicit Sex, Law, and Community in Ottoman Aleppo - Gender, Culture, and Politics in the Middle East
Elyse Semerdjian
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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