| Description |
xxxvi, 308 p. |
| Series |
Brandeis series on gender, culture, religion, and law |
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Brandeis series on gender, culture, religion & law.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction : theorizing conflicts between women's rights and religious laws / Lisa Fishbayn Joffe -- Principles or compromises : accommodating gender equality and religious freedom in multicultural societies / Martha Minow -- Privatizing diversity : a cautionary tale from religious arbitration in family law / Ayelet Shachar -- Marriage pluralism, family law jurisdiction, and sex equality in the united states / Linda C. McClain -- From religious "right" to civil "wrong" : using Israeli tort law to unravel the knots of gender, equality, and Jewish divorce / Susan Weiss -- Flirting with god in western secular courts : mahr in the west / Pascale Fournier -- Muslim family law in South Africa : conflating the right to religion with the privileging of religion? / Rashida Manjoo -- Recognition of polygamous marriages in the new South Africa / Likhapha Mbatha and Lisa Fishbayn Joffe -- Women, resources, and changing the religious system: a case study of the orthodox Jewish wedding ritual / Irit Koren -- The yoetzet halakhah : avoiding conflict while instituting change / Michal Roness -- The temple of women initiates project: a framework for culturally meaningful feminist expression in rural areas / Fatou Kin Camara. |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries. |
| Subject |
Domestic relations.
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Legal polycentricity.
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Jews -- Legal status, laws, etc.
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Muslims -- Legal status, laws, etc.
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Customary law.
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Domestic relations -- South Africa.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Joffe, Lisa Fishbayn.
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Neil, Sylvia.
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ProQuest (Firm)
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| Added Title |
Gender, religion, and family law |
| ISBN |
9781611683257 (cloth : alk. paper) |
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9781611683264 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
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9781611683271 (electronic bk.) |
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