Encyclopedia of Women and Islamic Cultures, Vol. 2: Family, Law and Politics (Encyclopaedia of Women and Islamic Cultures)

Brill Academic Publishers is delighted to announce the publication of a major new multi-volume reference work, the Encyclopedia of Women & Islamic Cultures. A unique collaboration of over 1000 scholars from around the world, the Encyclopedia of Women & Islamic Cultures crosses history, geographic borders and disciplines to create a ground-breaking reference work reflecting the very latest research on gender studies and the Islamic world. No other reference work offers this scale of contributions or depth and breadth of coverage. Encyclopedia of Women & Islamic Cultures is set to become an essential reference work for students and researchers in the fields of gender studies, Middle Eastern and Islamic studies, as well as scholars of religion, history, politics, anthropology, geography and related disciplines. Cover......Page 1 Editorial......Page 3 Copyright......Page 5 Contents......Page 6 List of Contributors......Page 16 List of Illustrations......Page 22 Acknowledgments......Page 24 Preface......Page 28 Overview......Page 30 Central Asia and the Caucasus......Page 32 North Africa......Page 33 Turkey......Page 34 Overview......Page 36 Overview......Page 39 Overview......Page 44 The Caucasus and Central Asia......Page 48 Egypt, Sudan and Arab States......Page 50 The Gulf and Yemen......Page 53 Southeast Asia......Page 54 Western Europe......Page 58 Overview......Page 63 Afghanistan......Page 69 The Balkans......Page 71 Iran......Page 72 Israel......Page 73 Sub-Saharan Africa......Page 76 Central Asia and the Caucasus......Page 79 South Asia......Page 81 Turkey......Page 84 British Colonial Domains of South Asia......Page 88 East Asia, Southeast Asia, Australia and Oceania......Page 90 Egypt......Page 95 French North Africa......Page 98 Middle East, British......Page 99 Russian Colonial Domains of the Caucasus and Central Asia......Page 101 Sub-Saharan Africa......Page 103 The Caucasus and Central Asian States......Page 107 Indonesia......Page 108 The Islamic Republic of Iran and Afghanistan......Page 110 South Asia......Page 111 Sub-Saharan Africa......Page 113 Arab States......Page 116 Asia-Pacific Region......Page 118 Iran and Afghanistan......Page 123 Israel......Page 124 Arab States......Page 127 Australia......Page 129 Canada......Page 131 The Caucasus and Central Asia......Page 132 Iran and Afghanistan......Page 134 South Asia......Page 135 Western Europe......Page 137 Arab States......Page 140 Canada......Page 141 The Caucasus......Page 144 Central Asia......Page 145 Iran and Afghanistan......Page 146 Israel......Page 148 The Ottoman Empire......Page 150 South Asia......Page 152 Sub-Saharan Africa......Page 154 Turkey......Page 157 The Caucasus......Page 159 East Asia, Southeast Asia, and Australia......Page 160 Iran and Afghanistan......Page 163 Sub-Saharan Africa: Hausa Societies......Page 164 Turkey......Page 166 The Caucasus......Page 169 Central Asia......Page 170 South Asia......Page 171 Sub-Saharan Africa: Fulbe Societies......Page 173 Turkey......Page 175 The United States......Page 176 Western Europe......Page 180 Overview......Page 183 Canada......Page 190 Central Asia......Page 192 Iran and Afghanistan......Page 193 Turkey and the Caucasus......Page 194 The United States......Page 196 Overview......Page 200 Australia......Page 204 Iran......Page 206 South Asia......Page 208 Sub-Saharan Africa......Page 210 Turkey......Page 212 The United States......Page 213 Western Europe......Page 215 Arab States......Page 218 The Caucasus and Central Asia......Page 220 Iran and Afghanistan......Page 221 South Asia......Page 223 Sub-Saharan Africa: West Africa......Page 224 Central Asia......Page 227 Iran and Afghanistan......Page 228 The Ottoman Empire......Page 230 South Asia......Page 231 Sub-Saharan Africa: Swahili Societies......Page 233 Turkey and the Caucasus......Page 235 Arab States......Page 239 Iran, Afghanistan, and South Asia......Page 240 Iran and Afghanistan......Page 244 South Asia......Page 245 Turkey and the Caucasus......Page 247 Overview......Page 250 Sub-Saharan Africa: Northern Nigeria......Page 251 Overview......Page 254 Central Asia......Page 257 The Gulf and Yemen......Page 258 Iran, Afghanistan, and South Asia......Page 260 North Africa......Page 262 Turkey and the Caucasus......Page 264 Central Asia......Page 266 Iran and Afghanistan......Page 267 South Asia......Page 268 Southeast Asia......Page 271 Sub-Saharan Africa......Page 274 Turkey and the Caucasus......Page 276 The Caucasus......Page 279 Central Asia......Page 280 Iran and Afghanistan......Page 281 The Ottoman Empire......Page 283 South Asia......Page 284 Sub-Saharan Africa......Page 287 Turkey......Page 289 The United States......Page 291 Overview......Page 294 Arab Gulf and Yemen......Page 298 Canada......Page 299 Iran......Page 301 Mashriq Arab States......Page 302 North Africa......Page 304 Sudan......Page 306 Sub-Saharan Africa......Page 308 Turkey......Page 310 Central Asia......Page 312 Iran and Afghanistan......Page 313 South Asia......Page 315 Turkey......Page 318 The United States......Page 320 Western Europe......Page 322 Overview......Page 325 Arab States......Page 328 Iran and Afghanistan......Page 331 South Asia......Page 332 Overview......Page 335 Overview......Page 340 Overview......Page 344 Arab States......Page 348 East Asia, Southeast Asia, and Australia......Page 350 Iran and Afghanistan......Page 354 South Asia......Page 355 Sub-Saharan Africa: West Africa......Page 356 Sahelian West Africa and North Central Africa (Chad/Sudan)......Page 359 East Asia, Southeast Asia, Australia, and the Pacific......Page 360 Afghanistan......Page 364 The Caucasus......Page 365 South Asia......Page 367 Iran......Page 374 Arab States......Page 376 The Ottoman Empire......Page 378 Southeast Asia, East Asia, Australia, and the Pacific......Page 380 Overview......Page 384 Overview......Page 387 Arab States......Page 396 The Balkans......Page 399 The Caucasus......Page 401 Central Asia......Page 402 Iran......Page 403 The Ottoman Empire......Page 404 South Asia......Page 406 Southeast Asia......Page 407 Sub-Saharan Africa......Page 410 Turkey......Page 412 Western Europe......Page 413 Arab States......Page 416 The Caucasus and Turkey......Page 419 Iran......Page 421 Southeast Asia......Page 422 Sub-Saharan Africa......Page 425 Overview......Page 428 Arab States......Page 431 Bangladesh......Page 434 Iran......Page 435 Pakistan......Page 436 Turkey......Page 438 Overview......Page 440 Afghanistan......Page 443 The Caucasus......Page 444 Central Asia......Page 445 The Gulf and Yemen......Page 447 Indonesia......Page 448 Mashriq Beduins......Page 451 Sub-Saharan Africa......Page 453 Turkey......Page 455 East Asia, Southeast Asia, Australia, and the Pacific......Page 458 Iran and Afghanistan......Page 461 South Asia......Page 462 Sub-Saharan Africa......Page 465 Overview......Page 469 Overview......Page 475 Overview......Page 479 Afghanistan......Page 487 Arab States......Page 488 Egypt......Page 492 Gulf, Saudi Arabia, and Yemen......Page 494 Iran......Page 496 South Asia......Page 498 Turkey......Page 501 The United States......Page 502 Overview......Page 504 Afghanistan......Page 507 The Caucasus and Central Asia......Page 508 Iran......Page 510 Turkey......Page 511 Western Europe......Page 512 Sub-Saharan Africa......Page 516 Turkey......Page 518 The United States......Page 519 Overview......Page 523 Central Asia and the Caucasus......Page 527 Iran and Afghanistan......Page 528 The Ottoman Empire......Page 530 South Asia......Page 532 Sub-Saharan Africa: Somali Society......Page 533 Sub-Saharan Africa: West Africa......Page 535 Arab States......Page 537 Australia......Page 538 The Caucasus......Page 541 Iran, Afghanistan, and South Asia......Page 542 Turkey......Page 544 Overview......Page 547 Arab States......Page 552 Iran......Page 553 Sub-Saharan Africa......Page 554 North Africa......Page 557 The Ottoman Empire......Page 558 South Asia......Page 560 Turkey......Page 562 Western Europe......Page 563 East Asia and Southeast Asia......Page 567 Turkey......Page 569 Arab States......Page 572 The Caucasus and Turkey......Page 573 South Asia......Page 575 Sub-Saharan Africa: The Horn and East Africa......Page 577 Sub-Saharan Africa: West Africa......Page 579 Arabian Peninsula......Page 580 The Balkans......Page 582 Canada......Page 583 Iran......Page 585 North Africa......Page 586 South Asia......Page 588 Sub-Saharan Africa......Page 590 Turkey......Page 592 Iran and Afghanistan......Page 595 Afghanistan......Page 597 Turkey......Page 598 Iran and Afghanistan......Page 600 Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria......Page 602 North Africa......Page 605 Sub-Saharan Africa: South Africa......Page 606 Turkey......Page 608 Arab States......Page 611 The Caucasus......Page 615 Central Asia......Page 616 Iran......Page 618 Israel......Page 619 South Asia......Page 620 Sub-Saharan Africa......Page 623 Turkey......Page 624 The United States......Page 626 The Caucasus and Central Asia......Page 629 Indonesia......Page 631 Iran and Afghanistan......Page 633 Mashriq, Egypt, and North Africa......Page 635 Pakistan......Page 638 Sub-Saharan Africa......Page 640 Sudan......Page 643 Turkey......Page 644 Canada......Page 646 South Asia......Page 649 Turkey......Page 651 Central Asia......Page 654 South Asia......Page 655 Turkey and the Caucasus......Page 657 The Balkans......Page 661 The Caucasus and Central Asia......Page 662 Indonesia......Page 665 Iran......Page 668 North Africa......Page 669 Palestine......Page 671 Purdah in South Asia......Page 673 Egypt......Page 676 Indonesia......Page 677 Iran and Afghanistan......Page 679 Iraq......Page 681 North Africa......Page 682 Palestine......Page 684 South Yemen and Dhofar......Page 686 Sub-Saharan Africa: Eritrea......Page 688 Sudan......Page 690 Syria......Page 691 Turkey......Page 693 Arab States (excepting North Africa and the Gulf)......Page 695 Iran......Page 698 Turkey......Page 699 Malaysia and Indonesia......Page 701 Afghanistan......Page 706 Arab States......Page 707 The Caucasus and Central Asia......Page 708 Iran......Page 710 Turkey......Page 711 Overview......Page 714 Egypt and Sudan......Page 718 The Ottoman Empire......Page 721 Turkey......Page 723 Western Europe......Page 724 Overview......Page 727 The Ottoman Empire......Page 729 South Asia......Page 731 Central Asia......Page 734 Iran and Afghanistan......Page 735 Malaysia and Indonesia......Page 737 North Africa......Page 740 Turkey......Page 741 The United States......Page 743 Western Europe......Page 744 Egypt......Page 749 The United States......Page 750 Arab States (excepting North Africa and the Gulf)......Page 754 India......Page 755 Iran......Page 756 Pakistan......Page 757 Turkey......Page 759 Western Europe......Page 761 The Balkans......Page 764 The Caucasus and Turkey......Page 765 Iran......Page 766 South Asia......Page 767 Overview......Page 770 East Asia, Southeast Asia, Australia, and the Pacific......Page 774 The Gulf and Yemen......Page 777 North Africa......Page 778 Afghanistan......Page 781 Canada......Page 782 South Asia......Page 784 The United States: Arab Muslim Women as Portrayed in Film......Page 786 Western Europe......Page 788 The Balkans......Page 790 Egypt......Page 791 North Africa......Page 793 Turkey, South Asia, Central Asia, Afghanistan, Iran, the Caucasus, and the Arab East......Page 795 The United States......Page 799 Western Europe......Page 801 Overview......Page 804 Overview......Page 808 The Caucasus and Turkey......Page 812 Central Asia......Page 814 Iran......Page 815 Afghanistan......Page 817 Iran......Page 818 Turkey......Page 819 Iran......Page 821 North Africa (including Egypt)......Page 822 Turkey......Page 823 The United States......Page 824 Western Europe......Page 827 Overview......Page 829 Name Index......Page 834 Subject Index......Page 857 Illustrations......Page 868 Back Cover......Page 876 A unique collaboration of over 900 scholars from around the world, the Encyclopedia of Women & Islamic Cultures crosses history, geographic borders and disciplines to create a ground-breaking reference work reflecting the very latest research on gender studies and the Islamic world. No other reference work offers this scale of contributions or depth and breadth of coverage. Encyclopedia of Women & Islamic Cultures is set to become an essential reference work for students and researchers in the fields of gender studies, Middle Eastern and Islamic studies, as well as scholars of religion, history, politics, anthropology, geography and related disciplines.This encyclopedia consists of six volumes (including an Index volume), published from 2003 to 2007 V. 1. Methodologies, Paradigms And Sources -- V. 2. Family Law And Politics -- V. 3. Family, Body, Sexuality And Health -- V. 4. Economics, Education, Mobility And Space -- V. 5. Practices, Interpretations And Representations -- V. 6. Supplement & Index. General Editor, Suad Joseph ; Associate Editors, Afsaneh Najmabadi ... [et Al.] List Of Errata To The Ewic--vol. 6, P. [xv]-xviii. Associate Editors ... Jane I. Smith. Includes Bibliographical References And Indexes. "Brill Academic Publishers is delighted to announce the forthcoming publication of a major new multivolume reference work, the Encyclopedia of Women and Islamic Cultures. A unique collaboration of over 1,000 scholars from around the world, EWIC crosses history, geographic borders, and disciplines to create a ground-breaking reference work reflecting the very latest research on gender studies and the Islamic world." Family, Law and Politics , Volume II of the Encyclopedia of Women & Islamic Cultures , brings together over 360 entries on women, family, law, politics, and Islamic cultures around the world. The Encyclopedia of Women & Islamic Cultures is also available online. For more information see Encyclopedia of Women & Islamic Cultures Online. Focuses on women and the civilizations and societies in which Islam has played a historic role. Surveys all facets of life (society, economy, politics, religion, the arts, popular culture, sports, health, science, medicine, environment, and so forth) of women in these societies