Barren Women: Biology, Medicine and Religion in the Medieval Middle East
Sara Verskin$27.19
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This book explores the ramifications of being infertile in the medieval Arab-Islamic world by examining legal texts, medical treatises, and works of religious preaching. Sara Verskin illuminates how attitudes toward mixed-gender interactions; legal theories pertaining to marriage, divorce, and inheritance; and scientific theories of reproduction contoured the intellectual and social landscape infertile women had to navigate.
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: de Gruyter
Published: 01/31/2022
ISBN: 9783110681628
Pages: 324
Weight: 1.10lbs
Size: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.73d