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Women under Islam : Gender, Justice and the politics of Islamic law / Christina Jones-Pauly with Abir Dajani Tuqan

Jones-Pauly, Christina [Verfasser] ; Dajani Tuqan, Abir

London : I.B. Tauris, 2011

Birmingham, AL, USA : EBSCO Industries, Inc.

1 Online-Ressource (558 pages)

Library of Islamic Law

Includes bibliographical references and index

978-0-85772-013-9 ; 0-85772-013-9 ; 1-84511-386-1 ; 978-1-84511-386-5 ; 1-283-29306-4 ; 978-1-283-29306-8 ; 978-0-85772-013-9

MC 9100 MS 3200 BE 8623

 

Islam  Recht 

How Islam treats women is one of the most hotly contested questions of our times. Islamic law is often misrepresented as a single monolithic concept, rather than a collection of different interpretations and practices. To move the debate on Islamic law and gender forward, it is necessary to establish how Islamic law actually operates. This groundbreaking work explores what conditions sustain the most liberal interpretation of Islamic law on gender issues. It examines the different interpretations, histories and practices of Islamic law in different countries. It finds that the political indepe.