Wives and Work: Islamic Law and Ethics Before Modernity
It is widely held today that classical Islamic law denies that wives have any obligation to do housework. Marion Holmes Katz offers a new account of debates on wives' domestic labor that recasts the historical relationship between Islamic law and ethics.
| Summary: | It is widely held today that classical Islamic law denies that wives have any obligation to do housework. Marion Holmes Katz offers a new account of debates on wives' domestic labor that recasts the historical relationship between Islamic law and ethics. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (320 pages) |
| ISBN: | 978-0-231-55670-5 |
