Slavery, Sex Work, and a Materialist Reconceptualization of Islamic Marriage

Islamic marital payments are sometimes praised for privileging women, at times criticized for advantaging men, occasionally tokenized. Using three sets of case studies from Bangladeshi media, this article examines how discrepancies in these discourses on such payments mirror scholarly attempts to ca...

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Main Author: Musleh, Samira (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: 2025
In: Journal of the American Academy of Religion
Year: 2025, Volume: 93, Issue: 3, Pages: 453-472
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