This thesis investigates past and present understandings and applications of khul', synthesizing existing scholarship on the subject as well as H&dotbelow;anafi juristic doctrines. As khul' is part of a larger concept, namely, divorce initiated or approved by women, attention will also be given to the other options that Islamic law---or, on some points, cultural practices---grants women in order to obtain release from the marital bond. A comparative analysis between the application of marriage and divorce laws under the Ottomans and in contemporary Egypt will then be conducted with a view to shedding light on the effect that the rise of the nation-state has had on gender inequality.
Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:LACETR/oai:collectionscanada.gc.ca:QMM.99400 |
Date | January 2006 |
Creators | Zantout, Mida R. |
Publisher | McGill University |
Source Sets | Library and Archives Canada ETDs Repository / Centre d'archives des thèses électroniques de Bibliothèque et Archives Canada |
Language | English |
Detected Language | English |
Type | Electronic Thesis or Dissertation |
Format | application/pdf |
Coverage | Master of Arts (Institute of Islamic Studies.) |
Rights | © Mida R. Zantout, 2006 |
Relation | alephsysno: 002573349, proquestno: AAIMR28586, Theses scanned by UMI/ProQuest. |
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