Pronouncing and Persevering: Gender and the Discourses of Disputing in an African Islamic Court

by Susan F. Hirsch

Book Overview

The title of Susan Hirsch's study of disputes involving Swahili Muslims in coastal Kenya reflects the image of gender relations most commonly associated with Islamic law. Men need only "pronounce" divorce to resolve marital conflicts, while embattled and embittered wives must persevere by silently enduring marital hardships. But Hirsch's observations of Islamic courts uncover how Muslim women actively use legal processes to transform their domestic...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0226344649
• ISBN13: 9780226344645
• Release Date: August 1998
• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Length: 374 Pages
• Weight: 0.68 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 8.9"