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Off the Straight Path: Illicit Sex, Law, and Community in Ottoman Aleppo

Off the Straight Path: Illicit Sex, Law, and Community in Ottoman Aleppo Hardback - 2008

by Elyse Semerdjian

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Hardback. New. Offers a look at the historical progression of Islamic law's treatment of illicit sex. This book provides a comprehensive review of the concept of zina, sexual indiscretion, exploring the diverse interpretation of zina crime as presented in a variety of sources from the Qur'an and hadith to legal literature.
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  • Title Off the Straight Path: Illicit Sex, Law, and Community in Ottoman Aleppo
  • Author Elyse Semerdjian
  • Binding Hardback
  • Edition First edition
  • Condition New
  • Pages 288
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Syracuse University Publications in Continuin
  • Date 2008-12-08
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Bibliography, Dust Cover, Illustrated, Index, Maps, Table of Contents
  • Bookseller's Inventory # A9780815631736
  • ISBN 9780815631736 / 0815631731
  • Weight 1.2 lbs (0.54 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.1 x 6.3 x 1 in (23.11 x 16.00 x 2.54 cm)
  • Themes
    • Cultural Region: Middle Eastern
    • Cultural Region: Turkey
    • Ethnic Orientation: Middle Eastern
    • Religious Orientation: Islamic
    • Sex & Gender: Feminine
  • Library of Congress subjects Domestic relations (Islamic law), Punishment (Islamic law)
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2008043095
  • Dewey Decimal Code 345.569

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From the publisher

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Media reviews

Citations

  • Chronicle of Higher Education, 01/09/2009, Page 17
  • Reference and Research Bk News, 02/01/2009, Page 197

About the author

Elyse Semerdjian is assistant professor of history at Whitman College. A Fulbright Scholar, her articles have appeared in Hawwa. She is a contributor to Beyond the Exotic: Women's Histories in Islamic Societies, also published by Syracuse University Press.

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