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Contesting justice : women, Islam, law, and society /
"Contesting Justice examines the development of the laws and practices governing the status of women in Muslim society, particularly in terms of marriage, polygamy, inheritance, and property rights, Ahmed E. Souaiaia argues that such laws were not methodically derived from legal sources but rat...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Albany :
State University of New York Press,
©2008.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | "Contesting Justice examines the development of the laws and practices governing the status of women in Muslim society, particularly in terms of marriage, polygamy, inheritance, and property rights, Ahmed E. Souaiaia argues that such laws were not methodically derived from legal sources but rather are the preserved understanding and practices of the early ruling elite. Based on his quantitative, linguistic, and normative analyses of Qur'anic texts - and contrary to the established practice - the author shows that these texts sanction only monogamous marriages, guarantee only female heirs' shares, and do not prescribe an inheritance principle that awards males twice the shares of females."--Jacket |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xiv, 195 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 177-190) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781435641259 1435641256 0791478572 9780791478578 |