Book ID: CBB949317218

Barren Women: Biology, Medicine and Religion in the Medieval Middle East (2022)

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Verskin, Sara (Author)


de Gruyter


Publication Date: 2022
Physical Details: 310
Language: English

Drawing on legal, medical and theological texts, Barren Women explores the ramifications of being infertile in the medieval Arab-Islamic world. In so doing, Verskin’s study highlights underappreciated areas of women’s agency within the Islamic legal system, and also explores the diverse marketplace of medical ideas in the medieval world and the perceived connection between women’s health practices and religious heterodoxy. The new series IslamThought, Culture, and Society brings together innovative research dealing with any aspect of Islamic religion, civilization, and thought. It also takes into consideration non-Muslim majority societies as well as non-Muslim groups within Islamic contexts. The series is intentionally interdisciplinary with a broad regional scope, covering all eras from early Islam to the 21st century. This peer reviewed series is a joint project with the British Association for Islamic Studies (BRAIS); the winning manuscript of the annual De Gruyter-BRAIS prize will be published in the series.

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Authors & Contributors
Ragab, Ahmed
Caballero-Navas, Carmen
Elsakaan, Nesma
Junardi Harahap
Leonardo Capezzone
Rita Destiwati
Concepts
Medicine and religion
Medicine
Islam
Arab/Islamic world, civilization and culture
Christianity
Women and health
Time Periods
Medieval
Ancient
Early modern
Modern
21st century
20th century, early
Places
Europe
Levant and Near East
Spain
Middle and Near East
Mediterranean region
Indonesia
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