Souaiaia Contesting Justice

Women, Islam, Law, and Society
1. Auflage 2010
ISBN: 978-0-7914-7857-8
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 211 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm

Argues that the rights of women in Muslim society are based on the preserved cultural standards of elites, not the ethical philosophy of the Quran.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Souaiaia, Ahmed E.

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Religionswissenschaft Allgemein Religionsgeschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Islam & Islamische Studien Geschichte des Islam

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Illustrations
Preface
Acknowledgments Introduction 1. Legal Absolutism and Ethical Relativism
To Know or Not to Know: The Basis of Acts
Cognition through Models and Paradigms 2. The Domain of Ethics and the Law
Chronology of Islamic Thought
Ethics, Morality, and the Law
Determining God’s Position
Core and Marginal Sanctions
Emotion and Law in the Qur’anic Discourse
Threats, Incentives, and Piety
Crime and Punishment 3. Basis for the Practice of Polygamy
On the Methodological and Historical Assumptions
Methodological and Disciplinary Precedence
Polygamy in the Historical Context
The Philology of Polygamy 4. Women in Islamic Law of Inheritance
The Qur’anic and Interpretive Dichotomy
The Legal and Exegetical Treatment of the Verses on Inheritance
Women, Justice, and Interpretation: The Principle of `Awl
Explicitness, Consensus, and Interpretation
Shares and Heirs in the Comparative Context
Shares and Heirs per Blind Survey
Description of Data Collection
Explanation and Interpretation of Data 5. Women in Modern Times
Discussion
Linking Polygamy and Inheritance: Disadvantaging Women by the Numbers
Discussing the Status of Women
Other Contested Perspectives
Bespoke Justice versus Tyranny of Majoritism
Inclusion and Exclusion of Women Conclusion Appendix A
Timeline of Scholars and Major Figures Appendix B
Glossary of Key Arabic Terms and Their Derivatives Notes
Bibliography
Index

Über Autor(innen)

Ahmed E. Souaiaia is Assistant Professor of Religious Studies at the University of Iowa and the author of The Function of Orality in Islamic Law and Practices: Verbalizing Meaning.