Domestic violence and the Islamic tradition: ethics, law, and the Muslim discourse on gender
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...
| Zusammenfassung: | 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. Cover -- OXFORD ISLAMIC LEGAL STUDIES -- DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND THE ISLAMIC TRADITION -- Domestic Violence and the Islamic Tradition -- Copyright -- Series Editors' Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Introduction -- Part I Historical Roots of a Contemporary Debate -- 1 The Multiple Contexts of Q. 4:34 -- Textual Context: The Polysemic Potential of Q. 4:34 -- Historical Context: Asbāb al-nuzūl of Q. 4:34 -- Hierarchy and Justification: The Exegetes' Cosmological Frame -- Conclusion -- 2 The Ethics of Wife-Beating -- Khawf: Distinguishing Ethical Concerns from Technical Questions -- Wifely Nushūz: Why Might a Wife Be Disciplined? -- The First Imperative: "Admonish them" (fa-ʿiẓūhunna) -- The Second Imperative: "Abandon them in beds" (wa-hjurūhunna fī al-maḍājiʿ) -- The Third Imperative: "Hit them" (wa-ḍribūhunna) -- Conclusion -- 3 The Legal Boundaries of Marital Discipline -- The Ḥanafīs: Protecting a Husband's Authority -- The Mālikīs: Suspecting Power -- The Shāfiʿīs: Reconciling the Prophet with God -- The Ḥanbalīs: An Argument from Silence -- Conclusion -- Part II Restoring Authority in the Living Community -- 4 Asserting Authority, Enriching Tradition -- Traditionalists: Defending Tradition from Modern Heresies -- Neo-Traditionalists: Clinging to Pre-Colonial Plain-Sense Interpretations -- Progressives: Entertaining New Plain-Sense Meanings -- Reformists: Shifting Authority, Making a New Tradition -- Conclusion -- 5 Submissive Texts and Idealized Cosmologies -- The Qurʾān: A Pliable Text -- A Versatile Prophet: Muḥammad Models for Conflicting Visions of Islam -- Conclusion -- Conclusion -- APPENDIX -- Bibliography -- Index. |
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| Physische Details: | 1 online resource (271 pages) |
| ISBN: | 019166989X |