The Discourse on Marriage in the Middle Ages

Schnell, Rüdiger; Shields, Andrew

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“…45 Such projections are the result of the same endrocentric perspectives since "androcentric speech controls the object ÔwomanÕ whether it damns or glori es her." 46 One of the main goals of marriage was procreation as indicated in a statement of ®Umar ibn al-Khatt¨b who mentions women as vessels. 47 The ideal wife was a proli c one.…”

Section: The Ideal Wifementioning

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In Search for the Ideal Spouse

Cheikh¹

2002

J Econ Soc Hist Orient

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This paper discusses the material related to marriage in two adab anthologies, namely the ®Uyân al-akhb¨r of Ibn Qutayba and al-®Iqd al-farÂd of Ibn ®Abd Rabbih. The rst part discusses the particular caveats and concerns when dealing with such compilations. The second part details the ndings relating to marriage and the attributes of the Òideal spouse.Ó Cet article examine les donn es relatives au mariage contenues dans deux anthologies dÕadab du monde musulman m di val: le ®Uyân al-akhb¨r dÕIbn Qutayba et le al-®Iqd al-farÂd dÕIbn ®Abd Rabbih. La premi re partie traite des normes qui r gissent ce type de sources mais galement des limites de leur exploitation. La seconde partie pr sente en d tail les descriptions de mariages et les attributs du conjoint id al.

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Section: The Ideal Wifementioning

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In Search for the Ideal Spouse

Cheikh¹

2002

J Econ Soc Hist Orient

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“…Rüdiger Schnell demonstrates how this dynamic is reflected in high to late medieval marriage sermons; for example, in the influential collection of sermons of Peregrinus, a Dominican friar of the late thirteenth century, one finds the following instruction to husbands regarding wives: "'You must love her in such a way that everything is as good for her as it is for you, in clothing, food, drink, and comforts." 13 Yet the vagueness of marital affection persisted; Michael M. Sheehan notes that Pope Innocent III (1199-1216), like his predecessors, made "no attempt . .…”

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