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In this study of Islamic law in 17th- and 18th-century Syria and Palestine, the text explores the ways in which Islamic legal thinkers understood Islam as it related to women and gender roles. Court cases offer testimony on the relations between men and women, parents and children in these societies.Tucker, Judith E. is the author of 'In the House of the Law Gender and Islamic Law in Ottoman Syria and Palestine', published 2000 under ISBN 9780520224742 and ISBN 0520224744.
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