MUSLIM MARRIAGE IN WESTERN COURTS LOST IN TRANSPLANTATIONPDF电子书下载

Introduction 1

1 The Roots of Mahr and the Hybrid Transplant:Introducing Mahr as an Islamic Legal Conception and a Fragmented Legal Concept 7

2 When Mahr Travels: Adjudicating Mahr in Canada,the United States, France and Germany 35

3 Nourishing the Transplanted Law: Fertile Soil or Rocky Ground? 63

4 Contradictions in the Reception of Mahr as Ideology and Subjectivity 101

5 Samir and Leila Revisited: The Adjudication and Reception of Mahr and its Subjective Significance for Muslim Women 137

6 Deep Roots and Tall Branches: Conclusions on the Reception of Mahr by Western Courts 149

Appendix A: Mahr and the Qur 'an 153

Appendix B: Mahr and the Hadiths 155

Appendix C: Statute Excerpts 159

Bibliography 183

Index 197