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Vatuk, Sylvia

Marriage and its discontents : women, Islam and the law in India / Sylvia Vatuk. - xviii, 273 pages ; 23 cm

Includes bibliographical references.

'Where will she go? What will she do?' : paternalism in the administration of Muslim personal law in contemporary India -- Muslim women and personal law -- The 'cancer of dowry' in Muslim marriages : themes in the popular rhetoric from the south Indian Muslim press -- Divorce at the wife's initiative : options and implications for women's welfare? -- Islamic feminism in India : Muslim women activists and the reform of Muslim personal law -- Change and continuity in marital alliance patterns : Muslims in south India, 1800-2012 -- What can divorce stories reveal about Muslim marriages? -- Maintenance for divorced Muslim women after the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Divorce) Act, 1986 : a view from the lower courts.

ISBN: 9789385606090 9385606093

Source: Library of Congress -- New Delhi Overseas Office

LCCN: 2016334213

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Muslim women--Legal status, laws, etc.--India.
Women (Islamic law)
Marriage (Islamic law)
Marriage--Religious aspects--Islam.
Divorce--Law and legislation--India.
Women in Islam--India.

LC Class. No.: Law+

Dewey Class. No.: 346.54013082