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Author Al-Azri, Khalid M., 1969-

Title Social and gender inequality in Oman : the power of religious and political tradition / Khalid M. Al-Azri
Published Abingdon ; New York : Routledge, 2013

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Description 1 online resource (xx, 200 pages)
Series Durham modern Middle East and Islamic world series ; 26
Durham modern Middle East and Islamic world series ; 26.
Contents 1. 'Doing gender' in uncharted territory -- 2. Omani contexts : shaping of the Al Sa'id policy -- 3. Islamic law : conceptual framework of the study -- 4. The scholarly debate on kafa'a and socio-economic change -- 5. Change and conflict : kafa'a in marriage in contemporary Omani society -- 6. One or three? Talaq and triple talaq at one time : pre-modern Islamic argument and modern practice -- 7. The dilemma of talaq in Oman -- 8. Arrested development : the Omani state and the question of cultural identity -- 9. Gender, tribe and religion in post-1970 Oman -- 10. A time of uncertainty
Summary "Looking at the social, political and legal changes in Oman since 1970, this book challenges the Islamic and tribal traditional cultural norms relating to marriage, divorce and women's rights which guide social and legal practice in the modern Omani state. The book argues that despite the establishment of legal instruments guaranteeing equality for all citizens, the fact that the state depends upon Islamic and tribal elites for its legitimacy invalidates these guarantees in practice. Two particular features of the legal and cultural regulation of marriage and marital rights are focused on--the perceived requirement for kafa'a or equality in marriage between so called high and low socio-economic status peoples is examined, and the institution of talaq, which grants greater rights to men than to women in appeals for divorce. This book addresses highly complex subjects with great rigor, in terms of empirical research and engagement with theory, sociological and political as well as theological and legal. It is an interesting investigation of the divisions of authority between the state, Islam and tribal norms, highlighting barriers to reform in both Oman and wider Islamic society, and advocating the removal of such obstacles."
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 173-190) and index
Notes English
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Subject Women -- Oman -- Social conditions
Equality -- Oman
Equality
Social conditions
Women -- Social conditions
SUBJECT Oman -- Social conditions
Subject Oman
Form Electronic book
LC no. 2012000952
ISBN 1283711982
9781283711982
9780203115589
0203115589
0415538793
9780415538794