Barren Women: Biology, Medicine and Religion in the Medieval Middle East - Paperback
Barren Women: Biology, Medicine and Religion in the Medieval Middle East - Paperback
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by Sara Verskin (Author)
This book explores the ramifications of being infertile in the medieval Arab-Islamic world by examining legal texts, medical treatises, and works of religious preaching. Sara Verskin illuminates how attitudes toward mixed-gender interactions; legal theories pertaining to marriage, divorce, and inheritance; and scientific theories of reproduction contoured the intellectual and social landscape infertile women had to navigate.
Author Biography
Sara Verskin, Rhode Island College, Providence, RI, USA.