Islamic Law, Gender and Social Change in Post-Abolition Zanzibar

Elke E. (University of Iowa) Stockreiter

Cambridge University Press, 2017

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After the abolition of slavery in 1897, Zanzibar's Islamic courts became central institutions where former slaves negotiated socio-economic participation. Drawing upon difficult-to-read Islamic court records in Arabic, as well as marriage and divorce registers, this study sheds light on the island's history of gender, social and racial identity.

ISBN-13
9781107640931
ISBN-10
1107640938
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
2017
Publication date
2017-12-21
Pages
296
Dimensions
151x228x28
Weight
456