Domestic violence and the Islamic tradition
A frank, personal investigation into the contentious issue of marital violence within Islamic law. Drawing heavily on the author's own experience, the book explores the attempt to reconcile a tradition of patriarchal authority with egalitarian values. The book presents an insightful and provoca...
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford
Oxford University Press
2014
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| In: | Year: 2014 |
| Reviews: | Domestic Violence and the Islamic Tradition, Ayesha S. Chaudhry, Oxford University Press, 2013 (ISBN 978-0-19-964016-4), xii + 258 pp., hb £34.99 (2016) (Wilson, Tom)
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| Series/Journal: | Oxford Islamic legal studies
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Islam
/ Gender composition
/ Domestic violence
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| Further subjects: | B
Islamic Ethics
B Women (Islamic law) B Qur'an Evidences, authority, etc B Family violence (Islamic law) B Qur'an ; Evidences, authority, etc |
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Volltext (Verlag) |
| Parallel Edition: | Non-electronic
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| Summary: | A frank, personal investigation into the contentious issue of marital violence within Islamic law. Drawing heavily on the author's own experience, the book explores the attempt to reconcile a tradition of patriarchal authority with egalitarian values. The book presents an insightful and provocative contribution to the debate about women in Islam. |
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| ISBN: | 0191747750 |
| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199640164.001.0001 |