The Visiting Husband Revisited: A Cautionary Tale


In 1910, a distinguished ethnographer, Father Antonin Jaussen, described an unusual form of marriage among the Bedouin of northern Arabia and Transjordan. In this type of marriage the wife was always a widow with young children. In contrast to the normal type of marriage, she did not maintain a join...

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Main Author: Stewart, Frank H. 1873-1948 (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill 2018
In: Die Welt des Islams
Year: 2018, Volume: 58, Issue: 1, Pages: 33-64
Further subjects:B Bedouin Egypt customary law family marriage Misyar

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