"Off the straight path" illicit sex, law, and community in Ottoman Aleppo / Elyse Semerdjian.

Author/creator Semerdjian, Elyse
Format Electronic
Edition1st ed.
Publication InfoSyracuse, N.Y. : Syracuse University Press,
Descriptionxxxviii, 247 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
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SeriesGender, culture, and politics in the Middle East
Gender, culture, and politics in the Middle East. ^A407607
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.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 213-227) and index.
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Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2008043095
ISBN0815631731 (hbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN9780815631736 (hbk. : alk. paper)

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