Barren Women: Biology, Medicine and Religion in the Medieval Middle East - Paperback

by Sara Verskin (Author)

This book explores the ramifications of being infertile in the medieval Arab-Islamic world by examining legal texts, medical treatises, and works of religious preaching. Sara Verskin illuminates how attitudes toward mixed-gender interactions; legal theories pertaining to marriage, divorce, and inheritance; and scientific theories of reproduction contoured the intellectual and social landscape infertile women had to navigate.

Author Biography

Sara Verskin, Rhode Island College, Providence, RI, USA.