Lived experiences of Norway's Regulation of (the Muslim dower) mahr
This article examines Norway's regulation of marriage rituals in light of how members of the Iranian diaspora in Norway practise mahr (the Muslim dower). Norway and Iran present conflicting regulations on mahr. In Norway's regulation of marriage rituals, mahr is not approved as it contrave...
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| Τύπος μέσου: | Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Άρθρο |
| Γλώσσα: | Αγγλικά |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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[2018]
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Nordic journal of religion and society
Έτος: 2018, Τόμος: 31, Τεύχος: 1, Σελίδες: 58-74 |
| Τυποποιημένες (ακολουθίες) λέξεων-κλειδιών: | B
Iran
/ Επιγαμία
/ Norwegen
/ Γαμήλια τελετουργία
/ Πρωινό δώρο
/ Θρησκευτική ζωή
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| Σημειογραφίες IxTheo: | AG Θρησκευτική ζωή, Υλική θρησκεία BJ Ισλάμ KBE Βόρεια Ευρώπη, Σκανδιναβία ΧΑ Δίκαιο |
| Άλλες λέξεις-κλειδιά: | B
Gender Equality
B Iran B Norway B Interlegality B Regulation of Muslim marriage B Mahr (the Muslim dower) |
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Volltext (Publisher) Volltext (doi) |
| Σύνοψη: | This article examines Norway's regulation of marriage rituals in light of how members of the Iranian diaspora in Norway practise mahr (the Muslim dower). Norway and Iran present conflicting regulations on mahr. In Norway's regulation of marriage rituals, mahr is not approved as it contravenes Norwegian law and general gender equality principles (Bufdir 2015). In Iran, however, mahr constitutes a mandatory aspect in the country's marriage registration procedure. Hence, individuals involved in transnational Iranian-Norwegian marriages are caught in a dilemma. Building on interviews with members of the Iranian diaspora in Norway and their lived experiences of mahr on the one hand, and documents relevant for Norway's marriage ritual regulation on the other, I explore the complexities and challenges involved in transnational Norwegian-Iranian marriages. A key finding is that the interviewees' continued practices of mahr subvert and challenge the mahr interpretation at work in Norway's regulation of marriage rituals. |
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| ISSN: | 1890-7008 |
| Περιλαμβάνει: | Enthalten in: Nordic journal of religion and society
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.18261/issn.1890-7008-2018-01-04 |
