Contesting Justice : Women, Islam, Law, and Society.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Souaiaia, Ahmed E.
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Ithaca : State University of New York Press, 2008.
Subjects:	Qurʼan > Hermeneutics. Qurʼan Islamic law > Methodology. Islamic law > Philosophy. Islamic law > Social aspects. Polygamy (Islamic law) Women (Islamic law) Hermeneutics Islamic law > Methodology Islamic law > Philosophy
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Table of 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 Godâ€?s Position
Core and Marginal Sanctions
Emotion and Law in the Qurâ€? 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 Qurâ€?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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