Muslim Marriage in Western Courts Lost in Transplantation
This book describes and analyzes the notion of Mahr, the Muslim custom whereby the groom has to give a gift to the bride in consideration of the marriage. It explores how Western courts, specifically in Canada, the United States, France, and Germany, have approached and interpreted Mahr. Returning t...
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| Language: | English |
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Farnham, Surrey, England ; Burlington, VT
Routledge
2010
Taylor and Francis Ashgate Taylor & Francis Group |
| Edition: | 1 |
| Series: | Cultural Diversity and Law |
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| ISBN: | 9781138268180, 1409404412, 9781409404415, 1138268186 |
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Table of Contents:
- Cover -- Contents -- List of Abbreviations -- List of Cases -- Foreword - Janet Halley -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- 1 The Roots of Mahr and the Hybrid Transplant: Introducing Mahr as an Islamic Legal Conception -- 2 When Mahr Travels: Adjudicating Mahr in Canada, the United States, France and Germany -- 3 Nourishing the Transplanted Law: Fertile Soil or Rocky Ground? -- 4 Contradictions in the Reception of Mahr as Ideology and Subjectivity -- 5 Samir and Leila Revisited: The Adjudication and Reception of Mahr and its Subjective -- 6 Deep Roots and Tall Branches: Conclusions on the Reception of Mahr by Western Courts -- Appendix A: Mahr and the Qur'an -- Appendix B: Mahr and the Hadiths -- Appendix C: Statute Excerpts -- Bibliography -- Index
- Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- List of Abbreviations -- List of Cases -- Foreword -- Acknowledgements -- Dedication -- Introduction -- 1 The Roots of Mahr and the Hybrid Transplant: Introducing Mahr as an Islamic Legal Conception and a Fragmented Legal Concept -- 2 When Mahr Travels: Adjudicating Mahr in Canada, the United States, France and Germany -- 3 Nourishing the Transplanted Law: Fertile Soil or Rocky Ground? -- 4 Contradictions in the Reception of Mahr as Ideology and Subjectivity -- 5 Samir and Leila Revisited: The Adjudication and Reception of Mahr and its Subjective Significance for Muslim Women -- 6 Deep Roots and Tall Branches: Conclusions on the Reception of Mahr by Western Courts -- Appendix A: Mahr and the Qur'an -- Appendix B: Mahr and the Hadiths -- Appendix C: Statute Excerpts -- Bibliography -- Index