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"Off the straight path" illicit sex, law, and community in Ottoman Aleppo

Title
"Off the straight path" [electronic resource] : illicit sex, law, and community in Ottoman Aleppo / Elyse Semerdjian.
Author
Semerdjian, Elyse.
Publication
Syracuse, N.Y. : Syracuse University Press, c2008.

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Description
1 online resource (xxxviii, 247 p.) : ill., maps.
Series Statement
Gender, culture, and politics in the Middle East
Uniform Title
  • "Off the straight path" (Online)
  • Gender, culture, and politics in the Middle East.
Alternative Title
"Off the straight path" (Online)
Subject
  • Adultery (Islamic law)
  • Fornication (Islamic law)
  • Rape (Islamic law)
  • Domestic relations (Islamic law)
  • Customary law (Islamic law) > Syria > Aleppo
  • Punishment (Islamic law)
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 213-227) and index.
Access (note)
  • Access restricted to authorized users.
Contents
Zina in Islamic legal discourse -- Zina in Ottoman law -- People and court : policing public morality in the streets of Aleppo -- Prostitutes, soldiers, and the people : monitoring morality through customary law -- In harm's way : domestic violence and rape in the Shari'a courts of Aleppo.
LCCN
2008043095
OCLC
ssj0000607517
Author
Semerdjian, Elyse.
Title
"Off the straight path" [electronic resource] : illicit sex, law, and community in Ottoman Aleppo / Elyse Semerdjian.
Imprint
Syracuse, N.Y. : Syracuse University Press, c2008.
Edition
1st ed.
Series
Gender, culture, and politics in the Middle East
Gender, culture, and politics in the Middle East.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. 213-227) and index.
Access
Access restricted to authorized users.
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