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.