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Kinship, Islam, and the Politics of Marriage in Jordan: Affection and Mercy

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Kinship, Islam, and the Politics of Marriage in Jordan: Affection and Mercy - Hughes, Geoffrey F
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Drawing on many years of fieldwork in rural Jordan, Kinship, Islam, and the Politics of Marriage in Jordan provides a firsthand look at how expectations around marriage are changing for young people in the Middle East even as they are still expected to raise money for housing, bridewealth, and a wedding. Kinship, Islam, and the Politics of Marriage in Jordan offers an intriguing look at the contrasts between the traditional values and social practices of rural Jordanians around marriage and the challenges and expectations ...

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Kinship, Islam, and the Politics of Marriage in Jordan: Affection and Mercy 2021, Indiana University Press, Bloomington, IN

ISBN-13: 9780253056443

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Kinship, Islam, and the Politics of Marriage in Jordan: Affection and Mercy 2021, Indiana University Press, Bloomington, IN

ISBN-13: 9780253056436

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