Off the Straight Path: Illicit Sex, Law, and Community in Ottoman Aleppo

by Elyse Semerdjian

Book Overview

The legal treatment of sexual behavior is a subject that receives little scholarly attention in the field of Middle East women's studies. Important questions about the relationship between sexuality and the law and about the societies enforcing that relationship are rarely addressed in the current literature. Elyse Semerdjian's "Off the Straight Path" takes a bold step toward filling that gap by offering a fascinating look at the historical...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0815634633
• ISBN13: 9780815634638
• Release Date: February 2016
• Publisher: Syracuse University Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.9" x 9.0"