Pronouncing and Persevering: Gender and the Discourses of Disputing in an African Islamic Court by Susan F. Hirsch
Pronouncing and Persevering: Gender and the Discourses of Disputing in an African Islamic Court
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Susan F. Hirsch
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Pronouncing and Persevering: Gender and the Discourses of Disputing in an African Islamic Court

Susan F. Hirsch

374 pages • missing pub info (editions)

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The title of Susan Hirsch's study of disputes involving Swahili Muslims in coastal Kenya reflects the image of gender relations most commonly associated with Islamic law. Men need only pronounce divorce to resolve marital conflicts, while embattle...

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