The Oriental Child

Not Born in Wedlock- A Study of the Anthropological Parameters, Religious Motivations and Sociological Phenomena of Child Care in Islam and Judaism

Annelies Glander (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

256 Seiten

2001
Peter Lang Gmbh, Internationaler Verlag Der Wissenschaften
978-3-631-37831-1 (ISBN)

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The study presents a comparison of legislation and practice with regard to fostering and other forms of child care in the Middle East, and is also a comparison of child care in Islam and in Judaism. It is based on the relevant passages in Islamic and Jewish law, supplemented by the respective provisions of international conventions, and on extensive field work in terms of personal interviews and observations. The study attempts a compilation of official activities and private options "in the interest of the child". It also documents female ingenuity and sense of practicability. Particular attention is paid to the specific national aspirations and family concepts encountered, including examples of imamic and rabbinical opinions and statements. Special subjects addressed comprise secret adoption, the dormant child, the Cohen puzzle, and the mystery of the Yemeni babies.

The Author: Born 1939 in a traditional western European family Annelies Glander studied languages and, simultaneously, started to explore other civilisations. After extensive field research in Arab countries and in Israel she also obtained a master degree in Social Anthropology and a doctorate in Sociology. She works as a linguist and terminologist but is also involved in research projects and development aid activities in the third world.

Contents : Child care in Islam and Judaism - A detailed questionnaire - Meticulously transcribed and interpreted official and private interviews - The as yet unpublished voice of a rabbi - A professional explanation of Jewish Identity - Why is Egypt an outsider? - The legal and practical consequences of breastfeeding in Islam - The implications of a secret adoption - The Cohen puzzle - The "dormant" child - Baby trafficking in the Promised Land.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	27.3.2001
Reihe/Serie	Europäische Hochschulschriften / European University Studies / Publications Universitaires Européennes ; 355
Verlagsort	Frankfurt a.M.
Sprache	englisch
Maße	148 x 210 mm
Gewicht	340 g
Themenwelt	Sozialwissenschaften ► Ethnologie ► Allgemeines / Lexika
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Ethnologie ► Völkerkunde (Naturvölker)
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Staat / Verwaltung
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
Schlagworte	Anthropological • Born • Care • Child • Glander • Islam • Judaism • motivations • Oriental • parameters • Phenomena • Religious • sociological • Study • Wedlock
ISBN-10	3-631-37831-9 / 3631378319
ISBN-13	978-3-631-37831-1 / 9783631378311
Zustand	Neuware