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Dowry in Ottoman Codes and Court Records

Dowry consists of all kinds of household items, clothing, and similar belongings prepared for the bride. Classical jurisprudence handbooks contain important information about dowry.
Atasoy, Abdussamed
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Dowry in bride home

, 2013
Dowry room of a bride in Sarız, KayseriColor; 35mmScanned from a 35mm slide using a Nikon 9000ED in TIFF format and resized to 1024x768 ...
Powell, Josephine, Josephine Powell, 1919-2007   +1 more
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The interplay of economic shocks and cultural practices in child marriage: Comparative evidence from India and Zambia during the COVID-19 pandemic. [PDF]

PLoS One
Mounchid PM, Shukla S, Steinert JI.
europepmc   +1 more source

Status of women's empowerment and its associated factors using multidimensional empowerment index in Tigray, Ethiopia: a community-based cross-sectional study. [PDF]

BMJ Open
Abebe GG, Kahsay AB, Medhanyie AA, Gebregziabher M, George M, Gebrehiwot TG.   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Re-emergence of the dowry amongst Serbs

, 2010
The dowry (miraz) was not originally a Slavic custom. It has entered the medieval Serbian law primarily through Byzantine influences, under the name prikija.
Stanimirović, Vojislav
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Measuring marital choice as an indicator of women's marital agency in rural India. [PDF]

Contracept Reprod Med
Raj A, Gebrehanna H, Johns NE, Rao N, Ghule M, Battala M, Begum S, Clark CJ.   +7 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Dowry in Ancient Semitic Societies – Historical perspectives on dowry customs in Mesopotamia, Canaan, and Arabia

Dowry has played a crucial role in shaping marriage customs in ancient Semitic societies, including Mesopotamia, Canaan, and pre-Islamic Arabia. This paper explores the historical perspectives on dowry practices in these regions, analyzing their economic,
Umaima Sami, Muhammad Zubair, Dr. Muhammad Sajjad Malik   +2 more
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Dowry Practices in Kerala: Trends, Implications, and Socio-Legal Perspectives [PDF]

The recent suicide of a young PG doctor in Kerala,3 allegedly due to dowry harassment by her fiancé, sparked outrage and highlighted the urgent need to address the persisting issue of dowry in the state. Despite Kerala's progressive reputation, incidents
SPENCE, Samantha, Suresh, Naveen
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Patrilocality in South Asia as a determinant of maternal mental health: A scoping review. [PDF]

J Public Health Res
Brown A, Chandra PS, Chakraborty S, Satyanarayana VA.   +3 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Intersecting inequities: a systematic review of socio-cultural, economic, and legal determinants of violence against women and girls in Asia (ANULA project-WP1 Evidence Synthesis). [PDF]

BMC Public Health
Wijamuni N, Elneil S, Phiri P, Sundarapperuma T, Warushahennadi J, Pathiraja V, Eleje GU, Shi JQ, Rathnayake N, Delanerolle G.   +9 more
europepmc   +1 more source