ISBN:
9781780747163
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (463 p)
Edition:
Online-Ausg.
Parallel Title:
Print version Men in Charge? : Rethinking Authority in Muslim Legal Tradition
DDC:
300
Keywords:
Islamic law
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Electronic books
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Electronic books
Abstract:
Both Muslims and non-Muslims see women in most Muslim countries as suffering from social, economic and political discrimination, treated by law and society as second-class citizens subject to male authority. This discrimination is attributed to Islam and Islamic law, though it varies considerably in its impact, according to both class and region. Since the late 19th century there has been a mass of literature tackling this issue, some from a feminist or human rights perspective, some taking the form of an apology for Islamic law.Recently, exciting new feminist research has been challenging gen
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Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgements; Note on Translation and Transliteration; Introduction; NEW KNOWLEDGE AND ENGAGEMENT WITH TRADITION; OVERVIEW OF CHAPTERS; REFERENCES; NOTES; Muslim Legal Tradition and the Challenge of Gender Equality; MALE AUTHORITY AS A LEGAL POSTULATE; MEETING THE CHALLENGE OF EQUALITY: REFORMIST APPROACHES; The first moment: codification; The second moment: the rise of political Islam; The third moment: the emergence of 'Islamic feminism'; EGALITARIAN FAMILY LAWS: PROSPECTS AND IMPLICATIONS; REFERENCES; NOTES
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The Interpretive Legacy of Qiwamah as an Exegetical ConstructTHE CHRONOLOGICAL PATH OF MEDIEVAL AND MODERN CONSTRUCTIONS; REFORMIST INTERPRETIVE STRATEGIES; CONCLUDING REMARKS; REFERENCES; NOTES; An Egalitarian Reading of the Concepts of Khilafah, Wilayah and Qiwamah; APPROACHING THE QUR'AN; ISTIKHLAF OR EQUALITY IN BUILDING HUMAN CIVILIZATION; WILAYAH OR SHARED RESPONSIBILITY OF MEN AND WOMEN; QIWAMAH OR MANAGEMENT OF PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SPACE BY MEN AND WOMEN; Qiwamah in the public sphere, or qiwamah 'ammah; Qiwamah in the private sphere, or qiwamah khassah
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CONCLUDING REMARKS: 'STANDING FOR JUSTICE'REFERENCES; NOTES; Producing Gender-Egalitarian Islamic Law: A Case Study of Guardianship (Wilayah) in Prophetic Practice; ROOTING GENDER-EGALITARIAN LAWS IN PROPHETIC PRACTICE (SUNNAH); THE PROBLEM OF CONSENT; ORPHANS AND POLYGAMY; FINAL THOUGHTS; REFERENCES; NOTES; Islamic Law, Sufism and Gender: Rethinking the Terms of the Debate; GENDER, LAW AND CONTEMPORARY FEMINIST READINGS; SELF AND SUBJECTIVITIES IN SUFISM; GLIMPSING THE DIVINE, ENVISIONING THE HUMAN; THE GENDERED INSAN: SPIRITUALITY AND SOCIALITY; CONCLUSION; REFERENCES; NOTES
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Qiwamah and Wilayah as Legal Postulates in Muslim Family LawsSPOUSAL MAINTENANCE AND OBEDIENCE; JUDICIAL DIVORCE; GUARDIANSHIP; HEAD OF THE FAMILY; CONCLUDING COMMENTS; REFERENCES; NOTES; Islamic Law Meets Human Rights: Reformulating Qiwamah and Wilayah for Personal Status Law Reform Advocacy in Egypt; NOTE ON METHOD; NOTE ON TERMS; NGO ADVOCACY FOR PERSONAL STATUS LAW REFORM; Polygamy; Divorce; Maintenance; Obedience; Financial guardianship of children; Custody; Shared wealth; TWO DIFFERENT APPROACHES TO REFORM; ISLAMIC LAW AND INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS LAW
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CHANGING STANDARDS FOR AUTHORITATIVE RELIGIOUS KNOWLEDGE IN THE MODERN NATION STATEWHO IS DOING THE ACTIVISM?; FINAL REFLECTIONS; REFERENCES; NOTES; 'Men are the Protectors and Maintainers of Women…': Three Fatwas on Spousal Roles and Rights; MUSLIMS IN WESTERN EUROPE; FATWAS: FORM AND PURPOSE; FATWA INSTITUTIONS IN WESTERN EUROPE: TRENDS AND ACTORS; FATWAS RELATED TO SPOUSAL ROLES AND RIGHTS; Syed ad-Darsh; The ECFR; Fatwas from Syed ad-Darsh; Fatwa from the EFCR; CONCLUSION; REFERENCES; NOTES; Understanding Qiwamah and Wilayah through Life Stories; BACKGROUND AND PROCESS
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METHODOLOGICAL APPROACH: GUIDING PRINCIPLES
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