This book is a study of the historical record of Muslim women's property rights and equity. Based on Islamic court documents of fifteenth-century Granada--documents that show a high degree of women's involvement--the book examines women's legal entitlements to acquire property as well as the social and economic significance of these rights to Granada's female population and, by extension, to women in other Islamic societies.
The microhistory of women's property rights is placed in a comparative historical, social, and economic context and is examined using a...
This book is a study of the historical record of Muslim women's property rights and equity. Based on Islamic court documents of fifteenth-century ...