01300nam a22002058a 450000500170000000800410001702000420005805000260010010000230012624500860014926000670023530000250030249000320032750400510035950505690041065000320097965000240101165000270103583000320106220230110145827.0110414s2010    enkm     b   a001 0 eng    a9781409404415 (hardback : alk. paper) 4aKBP543.953b.F68 20101 aFournier, Pascale.10aMuslim marriage in Western courts :blost in transplantation /cPascale Fournier.  aFarnham, Surrey, England ;aBurlington, VT :bAshgate,cc2010.  axx, 206 p. ;c25 cm.1 aCultural diversity and law.  aIncludes bibliographical references and index.0 aThe roots of Mahr and the hybrid transplant : introducing Mahr as an Islamic legal conception and a fragmented legal concept -- When Mahr travels : adjudicating Mahr in Canada, the United States, France, and Germany -- Nourishing the transplanted law : fertile soil or rocky ground? -- Contradictions in the reception of Mahr as ideology and subjectivity -- Samir and Leila revisited : the adjudication and reception of Mahr and its subjective significance for Muslim women  -- Deep roots and tall branches : conclusions on the reception of Mahr by Western courts. 0aConflict of lawsxMarriage. 0aDowry (Islamic law) 0aMarriage (Islamic law) 0aCultural diversity and law.