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Social and gender inequality in Oman : the power of religious and political tradition /
"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...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Abingdon ; New York :
Routledge,
2013.
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| Colección: | Durham modern Middle East and Islamic world series ;
26. |
| Temas: | |
| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- 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.