Title Contesting Justice : Women, Islam, Law, and Society

Published Ithaca : State University of New York Press, 2008

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Description 1 online resource (213 pages) Contents Contesting Justice -- Contents -- 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 Godâ€?s Position -- Core and Marginal Sanctions -- Emotion and Law in the Qurâ€? nic Discourse -- Threats, Incentives, and Piety -- Crime and Punishment -- 3. Basis for the Practice of Polygamy On the Methodological and Historical AssumptionsMethodological and Disciplinary Precedence -- Polygamy in the Historical Context -- The Philology of Polygamy -- 4. Women in Islamic Law of Inheritance -- The Qurâ€?nic 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 Data5. 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 -- Appendix B -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- W -- Y -- Z Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 177-190) and index Notes Print version record SUBJECT Qurʼan -- Hermeneutics. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85072967 Qurʼan fast Subject Islamic law -- Methodology Islamic law -- Philosophy Islamic law -- Social aspects Polygamy (Islamic law) Women (Islamic law) Hermeneutics Islamic law -- Methodology Islamic law -- Philosophy Polygamy (Islamic law) Women (Islamic law) Form Electronic book ISBN 9780791478578 0791478572 079147397X 9780791473979

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