| Description |
xiv, 195 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. [177]-190) and index. |
| Contents |
Legal absolutism and ethical relativism -- To know or not to know : the basis of acts -- Cognition through models and paradigms -- 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'anic discourse -- Threats, incentives, and piety -- Crime and punishment -- Basis for the practice of polygamy -- On the methodological and historical assumptions -- Methodological and disciplinary precedence -- Polygamy in the historical context -- The philology of polygamy -- Women in Islamic law of inheritance -- The Qur'anic 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 per blind survey -- Description of data collection -- Explanation and interpretation of data -- 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. |
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Islamic law -- Philosophy.
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Islamic law -- Methodology.
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Qur'an -- Hermeneutics.
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Polygamy (Islamic law)
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Women (Islamic law)
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Islamic law -- Social aspects.
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| ISBN |
9780791473979 (hardcover : alk. paper) |
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079147397X (hardcover : alk. paper) |
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9780791473986 (pbk.) |
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0791473988 (pbk.) |
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