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Contesting justice : Women, law, Islam and society

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Publication details: New York State University of New Yark Press 2008Description: 195ISBN:
  • 9780791473979
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 340.590000 SOU
Contents:
Contents: Contesting Justice Contents Illustrations Preface Acknowledgments Introduction 1. Legal Absolutism and Ethical Relativism To Know or Not to Know: The Basis of Acts Cognition through Models and Paradigms 2. The Domain of Ethics and the Law Chronology of Islamic Thought Ethics, Morality, and the Law Determining God�s Position Core and Marginal Sanctions Emotion and Law in the Qur� nic Discourse Threats, Incentives, and Piety Crime and Punishment 3. Basis for the Practice of Polygamy On the Methodological and Historical AssumptionsMethodological and Disciplinary Precedence Polygamy in the Historical Context The Philology of Polygamy 4. Women in Islamic Law of Inheritance The Qur�nic and Interpretive Dichotomy The Legal and Exegetical Treatment of the Verses on Inheritance Women, Justice, and Interpretation: The Principle of `Awl Explicitness, Consensus, and Interpretation Shares and Heirs in the Comparative Context Shares and Heirs per Blind Survey Description of Data Collection Explanation and Interpretation of Data5. Women in Modern Times Discussion Linking Polygamy and Inheritance: Disadvantaging Women by the Numbers Discussing the Status of Women Other Contested Perspectives Bespoke Justice versus Tyranny of Majoritism Inclusion and Exclusion of Women Conclusion Appendix A Appendix B Notes Bibliography Index
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Contents:
Contesting Justice
Contents
Illustrations
Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction
1. Legal Absolutism and Ethical Relativism
To Know or Not to Know: The Basis of Acts
Cognition through Models and Paradigms
2. The Domain of Ethics and the Law
Chronology of Islamic Thought
Ethics, Morality, and the Law
Determining God�s Position
Core and Marginal Sanctions
Emotion and Law in the Qur� nic Discourse
Threats, Incentives, and Piety
Crime and Punishment
3. Basis for the Practice of Polygamy On the Methodological and Historical AssumptionsMethodological and Disciplinary Precedence
Polygamy in the Historical Context
The Philology of Polygamy
4. Women in Islamic Law of Inheritance
The Qur�nic and Interpretive Dichotomy
The Legal and Exegetical Treatment of the Verses on Inheritance
Women, Justice, and Interpretation: The Principle of `Awl
Explicitness, Consensus, and Interpretation
Shares and Heirs in the Comparative Context
Shares and Heirs per Blind Survey
Description of Data Collection Explanation and Interpretation of Data5. Women in Modern Times
Discussion
Linking Polygamy and Inheritance: Disadvantaging Women by the Numbers
Discussing the Status of Women
Other Contested Perspectives
Bespoke Justice versus Tyranny of Majoritism
Inclusion and Exclusion of Women
Conclusion
Appendix A
Appendix B
Notes
Bibliography
Index