The Nationalization of Marriage in Monarchical Egypt1
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 23249486 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Hanan Kholoussy (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2005 |
| Pages | 317-340 |
| Publication date | 2005-08-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | CHAPTER |
| Venue | Re-envisioning Egypt 1919-1952 (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | American University in Cairo Press (PUBLISHER • EG) |
| DOI | 10.5743/cairo/9789774249006.003.0012 |
| OpenAlex | W2480610045 |
| ISBN | 9789774249006 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
This chapter extends empirically and conceptually one of the most dynamic categories of Egyptian historiography related to gender roles. It focuses on the post-1919 state's unparalleled intervention in marital relations. Making extensive use of debates in the press, in the legislature, and among intellectuals, this chapter argues that Egyptian nationalist reformers sought to redefine marriage in order to create a nuclear family as the foundation for a nation free of the perceived social ills of polygamy and male-initiated divorce. Likewise, it reveals how Egyptian writers used marriage to critique their society through prescriptions for modernity. This chapter contributes to the historical understanding of marriage in monarchical Egypt; it also demonstrates how this important social institution can be used to reconceptualize Egyptian nationalism, with theoretical ramifications for other national contexts.
Historiography · Institution · Intervention (counseling) · Legislature · Modernity · Monarchy · Nationalism · Political science · Politics · Social science · Sociology · State (computer science) · Gender Studies · Islamic Studies and History · Law · Marriage and Sexual Relationships · Multiculturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender · Psychology
| Unique citing works | 1 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,09 |
| Citation span | 2015 - 2015 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |