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Polygamy and Law in Contemporary Saudi Arabia

Year 2019, , 117 - 119, 31.12.2019
https://doi.org/10.15370/maruifd.679469

Abstract

Maha A. Z. Yamani has written an erudite book titled Polygamy and Law in Contemporary Saudi Arabia that offers the theoretical and practical knowledge of Saudi marriage culture by analyzing the application of polygamy and its main contributing factors. The book consists of seven main chapters and aims to develop a combined framework which includes Islamic law and social practice, the influence of Saudi history and the impact of the political system on current local marriage matters in general and polygamy in particular. The goal of the book is to contextualize the legal marriage contracts in Saudi Arabia by emphasizing the increasing number of contemporary polygamous relationships involving one male and two or more females rather than monogamous and traditional marriage styles. As an inside observer, Yamani takes advantage of being of Saudi origin by showing in-depth integration with local members of both gender for individual examples and commentaries that makes the study valuable and unique amongst the polygamy literature. 

References

  • Yamani, Maha A. Z., Polygamy and Law in Contemporary Saudi Arabia. Reading, UK: Ithaca Press, 2008.

Maha A. Z. Yamani. Polygamy and Law in Contemporary Saudi Arabia. Reading, UK: Ithaca Press, 2008, 275 pages.

Year 2019, , 117 - 119, 31.12.2019
https://doi.org/10.15370/maruifd.679469

Abstract

Maha A. Z. Yamani has written an erudite book titled Polygamy and Law in Contemporary Saudi Arabia that offers the theoretical and practical knowledge of Saudi marriage culture by analyzing the application of polygamy and its main contributing factors. The book consists of seven main chapters and aims to develop a combined framework which includes Islamic law and social practice, the influence of Saudi history and the impact of the political system on current local marriage matters in general and polygamy in particular. The goal of the book is to contextualize the legal marriage contracts in Saudi Arabia by emphasizing the increasing number of contemporary polygamous relationships involving one male and two or more females rather than monogamous and traditional marriage styles. As an inside observer, Yamani takes advantage of being of Saudi origin by showing in-depth integration with local members of both gender for individual examples and commentaries that makes the study valuable and unique amongst the polygamy literature.

References

  • Yamani, Maha A. Z., Polygamy and Law in Contemporary Saudi Arabia. Reading, UK: Ithaca Press, 2008.
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Primary Language English
Journal Section Araştırma Notu
Authors

Sumeyra Yakar 0000-0001-8335-6819

Publication Date December 31, 2019
Published in Issue Year 2019

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Chicago Yakar, Sumeyra. “Polygamy and Law in Contemporary Saudi Arabia”. Marmara Üniversitesi İlahiyat Fakültesi Dergisi 57, no. 57 (December 2019): 117-19. https://doi.org/10.15370/maruifd.679469.

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