- 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
- 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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