Islam and new kinship: reproductive technology and the shariah in Lebanon
Dublin Core
Title
Islam and new kinship: reproductive technology and the shariah in Lebanon
Author
Clarke, Morgan
Publisher
New York: Berghahn Books, 2009.
Place of Publication
United States of America: New York, NY
No. of Pages
249 p.
Language
English
Publication Date
20090000
Primary Classification
14.1
Secondary Classification
14.1;1.2
Primary keywords
family relationship--[pri];Islamic ethics--[pri];reproductive technologies--[pri];sharia--[pri]
Secondary keywords
adoption;attitude of health personnel;attitudes;empirical research;genetic relatedness ties;interviews;morality;Muslim religious scholars;Muslim world;ovum donors;physicians;semen donors;sexuality;surrogate mothers
Subject
Lebanon--[pri]
Subject
Middle East;Shiites;Sunnis
Subject
fiqh
Primary Document Type
b
Table Of Contents
Acknowledgements -- Note on transliteration -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- Pt. I. Contexts -- Prologue: Ahmed's story -- 1. 'New kinship', new reproductive technologies and ideas of kinship in the Middle East -- 2. Islamic law and the religion of Lebanon: the example of adoption -- Pt. II. Conversations -- 3. Test-tube fiqh: Islamic legal reactions to the new reproductive technologies -- 4. More test-tube fiqh -- 5. Medical perspectives -- Pt. III. Confrontations -- 6. Brave new worlds? -- Glossary of Arabic terms -- Bibliography -- Index
Call Number
KBP2484.5 .C53 2009
Subject Captions
a
Series
Fertility, reproduction and sexuality
Bibliography
Refs., p. 220-238
ISBN
9781845454326
Collection
Citation
“Islam and new kinship: reproductive technology and the shariah in Lebanon,” Islamic Medical & Scientific Ethics, accessed September 7, 2024, http://imse.ibp.georgetown.domains/items/show/34502.