| Women, Family, and Gender in Islamic Law Contributor(s): Tucker, Judith E. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0521830443 ISBN-13: 9780521830447 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $90.25 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: November 2008 Annotation: An exploration of Islamic law from the perspective of women and gender. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Women's Studies - Religion | Sexuality & Gender Studies |
| Dewey: 340.59 |
| LCCN: 2008019563 |
| Series: Themes in Islamic Law |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 6.1" W x 9.1" (1.20 lbs) 268 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Islamic - Sex & Gender - Feminine |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In what ways has Islamic law discriminated against women and privileged men? What rights and power have been accorded to Muslim women, and how have they used the legal system to enhance their social and economic position? In an analysis of Islamic law through the prism of gender, Judith Tucker tackles these complex questions relating to the position of women in Islamic society, and to the ways in which the legal system impacted on the family, property rights, space and sexuality, from classical and medieval times to the present. Working with concepts drawn from feminist legal theory and by using particular cases to illustrate her arguments, the author systematically addresses questions of discrimination and expectation - what did men expect of their womenfolk - and of how the language of the law contributed to that discrimination, infecting the system and all those who participated in it. |
Contributor Bio(s): Tucker, Judith E.: - Judith E. Tucker is Professor of History in the Department of History and Center for Contemporary Arab Studies at Georgetown University, Washington, DC. Her previous publications include Women in Nineteenth Century Egypt (1985) and In the House of the Law: Gender and Islamic Law in Ottoman Syria and Palestine (1998). |