Book
Contesting justice: women, Islam, law, and society
State University of New York Press
2008
Abstract
"Contesting Justice examines the development of the laws and practices governing the status of women in Muslim society, particularly in terms of marriage, polygamy, inheritance, and property rights, Ahmed E. Souaiaia argues that such laws were not methodically derived from legal sources but rather are the preserved understanding and practices of the early ruling elite. Based on his quantitative, linguistic, and normative analyses of Qur'anic texts - and contrary to the established practice - the author shows that these texts sanction only monogamous marriages, guarantee only female heirs' shares, and do not prescribe an inheritance principle that awards males twice the shares of females."--Jacket.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Contesting justice: women, Islam, law, and society
- Creators
- Ahmed E Souaiaia
- Resource Type
- Book
- ISBN
- 0791473988; 079147397X; 9780791473979; 9780791473986
- Publisher
- State University of New York Press; Albany
- Number of pages
- xiv, 195 pages
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 2008
- Academic Unit
- International Programs; Religious Studies; Law Faculty
- Record Identifier
- 9984398483302771
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