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Domestic violence and the Islamic tradition : ethics, law and the Muslim discourse on gender /

This book examines the challenges and resources that the Islamic tradition offers to Muslim scholars who seek to address this dilemma. This is achieved through extensive study of the intellectual history of a Qur'anic verse that has become especially contentious in the modern period: Chapter 4,...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Chaudhry, Ayesha S.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford, United Kingdom : Oxford University Press, 2013.
Edición:1st ed.
Colección:Oxford Islamic legal studies.
Temas:
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction
  • I. Historical roots of a contemporary debate. 1. The multiple contexts of Q. 4:34
  • 2. The ethics of wife-beating
  • 3. The legal boundaries of marital discipline
  • II. Restoring authority in the living community. 4. Asserting authority, enriching tradition
  • 5. Submissive texts and idealized cosmologies
  • Conclusion.