Women in the Medieval Islamic World
GPTKB entity
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:historical_event
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| gptkbp:architecture |
patrons of mosques and schools
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| gptkbp:divorced |
permitted under Islamic law
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| gptkbp:dressCode |
hijab practiced by some
modesty emphasized |
| gptkbp:education |
access for elite women
limited for most women |
| gptkbp:family |
central to household
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Women in the Medieval Islamic World
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| gptkbp:inheritance |
entitled to share under Islamic law
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| gptkbp:legalStatus |
varied by region and class
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| gptkbp:marriageCustoms |
arranged marriages common
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| gptkbp:medicalUse |
some women practiced medicine
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| gptkbp:notableBook |
contributed to poetry
contributed to religious scholarship |
| gptkbp:notableFigure |
gptkb:Rabi'a_al-Adawiyya
gptkb:Fatima_al-Fihri gptkb:Arwa_al-Sulayhi gptkb:Aisha_bint_Abu_Bakr gptkb:Zaynab_bint_Ali Lubna of Cordoba |
| gptkbp:period |
medieval era
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| gptkbp:powers |
examples include queens and regents
rare but possible |
| gptkbp:propertyRights |
could conduct business
could own and inherit property |
| gptkbp:region |
Islamic world
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| gptkbp:religion |
gptkb:Islam
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| gptkbp:role |
gptkb:businesswoman
gptkb:poet gptkb:scholar slaves mothers rulers wives |
| gptkbp:slavery |
concubines in royal courts
female slaves present |
| gptkbp:source |
gptkb:historical_documents
gptkb:literature legal texts biographical dictionaries |
| gptkbp:sufism |
active as mystics
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| gptkbp:travel |
some women traveled for Hajj
some women traveled for education |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:G._R._G._Hambly
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
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