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Off the Straight Path by Elyse Semerdjian, Hardcover | Indigo Chapters

From Elyse Semerdjian

Current price: $40.95
Off the Straight Path by Elyse Semerdjian, Hardcover | Indigo Chapters
Off the Straight Path by Elyse Semerdjian, Hardcover | Indigo Chapters

Indigo

Off the Straight Path by Elyse Semerdjian, Hardcover | Indigo Chapters

From Elyse Semerdjian

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The legal treatment of sexual behavior is a subject that receives little scholarly attention in the field of Middle East women’s studies. Important questions about the relationship between sexuality and the law and about the societies enforcing that relationship are rarely addressed in the current literature. Elyse Semerdjian’s ?Off the Straight Path? takes a bold step toward filling that gap by offering a fascinating look at the historical progression of the treatment of illicit sex under Islamic law. Semerdjian provides a comprehensive review of the concept of zina, i. e., sexual indiscretion, by exploring the diverse interpretation of zina crime as presented in a variety of sources from the Qur’an and hadith to legal literature. She then delves into the history of legal responses to zina within the specific community of Aleppo, Syria. Drawing on a wealth of shari‘a court records, Semerdjian provides a realistic view of Syrian society during the Ottoman period. With vivid detail, she describes specific women’s lives and experiences as their cases are presented before the court. Semerdjian argues that the actual treatment of zina crimes in the courts differs substantially from sentences prescribed by codified Islamic jurisprudence. In contrast to the violent corporal punishments dictated in the Islamic legal code, the courts often punished crimes of sexual indiscretion with nonviolent sentences, such as removal from the community. Employing exceptional insight, ?Off the Straight Path? presents a powerful challenge to the traditional view of Islamic law, enabling a richer understanding of Islamic society. | Off the Straight Path by Elyse Semerdjian, Hardcover | Indigo Chapters

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