Domestic violence in Iran : women, marriage and Islam / Zahra Tizro.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Tizro, Zahra.

Series:

Iranian studies (London, England) ; 11.

Iranian studies ; 11

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Family violence--Iran.

Family violence.

Women--Violence against--Iran.

Women.

Marriage--Iran.

Marriage.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (281 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Abingdon, Oxon ; New York : Routledge, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book offers a new methodological and theoretical approach to the highly sensitive and complicated issue of violence against women in contemporary Iran. Challenging the widespread notion that secularisation and modernisation are the keys to emancipating women, the author instead posits that domestic violence is deeply rooted in society and situated in the fundament of current discourses.Investigating how orthodox jurisprudence as mainstream discourse, together with social, legal and public norms, help to perpetuate the production and reproduction of physical, psychological, sexua

Contents:

Domestic Violence in Iran Women, marriage and Islam; Copyright; Contents; List of illustrations; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 Theories regarding the roots of violence against women; 2 Power, knowledge and subjectivity in relation to domestic violence against women in Iran; Introduction; The orthodox jurisprudence: the structure of power/ knowledge; Marriage, the marital relationship and affiliated discourses; Gender-difference and gender- equality theories in con tempor ary Iran; Conclusion; 3 Methodology

4 Sanction and sanctuary: the judicial system in Iran and its role in relation to domestic violence against womenIntroduction; A brief introduction to the judicial system in Iran; The structure of the judicial system; Judges' and non-judges' views on the permissibility and legality of do mestic violence; Tamkin and its role in relation to do mestic violence; The reasons behind do mestic viol ence, according to judges and others; Mahrieh and its relation to domestic violence: views of judges and others; Conclusion; 5 Women's experiences, perceptions and understanding of domestic violence

IntroductionTypes of do mestic violence; Women's understanding of the reasons behind do mestic violence; Women's perception of their own thoughts, beha vi our and feelings in relation to violence; Women's perceptions of their partners' gender attributions and their relation to violence: misogyny; Women's actions: female politics; Conclusion; 6 Men's perceptions and understanding of domestic violence; Introduction; Physical, psychological and eco nomic violence; The reasons behind viol ence, from men's points of view; Conclusion; 7 Conclusion; What constitutes violence?; What causes violence?

What remedies are available?Appendices; Appendix A: Three-dimensional axes of power, knowledge and subjectivity; Appendix B: Interview guide for women, men and judicial officials; Appendix C: The women interviewees' characteristics; Appendix D: The men interviewees' characteristics; Glossary; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-136-62301-9

1-136-62302-7

0-203-80154-7

9780203801543

OCLC:

798530579