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