Minor marriages and khiyār al-bulūgh in ottoman palestine: A note on women's strategies in a patriarchal society

Islamic Law and Society

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 386-409

  Yazbak, Mahmoud ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

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EID: 85056836435     PISSN: 09289380     EISSN: 15685195     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156851902320901206     Document Type: Review

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