Kinship Islam and the Politics of Marriage in Jordan

<p>In <i>Kinship Islam and the Politics of Marriage in Jordan</i> Geoffrey Hughes sets out to trace the marriage crisis in Jordan and the Middle East. Rapid institutional technological and intellectual shifts in Jordan have challenged the traditional notions of marriage and the role of powerful patrilineal kin groups in society by promoting an alternative ideal of romantic love between husband and wife. <br /><br />Drawing on many years of fieldwork in rural<i> </i>Jordan <i>Kinship Islam and the Politics of Marriage</i> <i>in Jordan</i> provides a firsthand look at how expectations around marriage are changing for young people in the Middle East even as they are still expected to raise money for housing bridewealth and a wedding. <br /><br /><i>Kinship Islam and the Politics of Marriage</i> in Jordan offers an intriguing look at the contrasts between the traditional values and social practices of rural Jordanians around marriage and the challenges and expectations of young people as their families negotiate the concept of kinship as part of the future of politics family dynamics and religious devotion</p>