Islam and new kinship: reproductive technology and the Shariah in Lebanon

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Acknowledgements Note on transliteration List of abbreviations Introduction PART I: CONTEXTS Prologue: Ahmed's story Chapter 1. 'New kinship', new reproductive technologies and ideas of kinship in the Middle East Chapter 2. Islamic law and the religion of Lebanon the example of adoption PART II: CONVERSATIONS Chapter 3. Test-tube fiqh: Islamic legal reactions to the new reproductive technologies Chapter 4. More test-tube fiqh Chapter 5. Medical perspectives PART III: CONFRONTATIONS Chapter 6. Brave new worlds? Glossary of Arabic terms Bibliography Index