Domestic violence and the Islamic tradition : ethics, law, and the Muslim discourse on gender / Ayesha S. Chaudhry.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Chaudhry, Ayesha S.

Series:

Oxford Islamic legal studies.

Oxford Islamic Legal Studies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Qurʼan--Evidences, authority, etc.

Qurʼan.

Family violence (Islamic law).

Women (Islamic law).

Women--Violence against.

Women.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xii, 257p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2014.

Summary:

A frank, personal investigation into the contentious issue of marital violence within Islamic law. Drawing heavily on the author's own experience, the book explores the attempt to reconcile a tradition of patriarchal authority with egalitarian values. The book presents an insightful and provocative contribution to the debate about women in Islam.

Contents:

Cover

OXFORD ISLAMIC LEGAL STUDIES

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND THE ISLAMIC TRADITION

Domestic Violence and the Islamic Tradition

Copyright

Series Editors' Preface

Acknowledgments

Contents

Introduction

Part I Historical Roots of a Contemporary Debate

1 The Multiple Contexts of Q. 4:34

Textual Context: The Polysemic Potential of Q. 4:34

Historical Context: Asbāb al-nuzūl of Q. 4:34

Hierarchy and Justification: The Exegetes' Cosmological Frame

Conclusion

2 The Ethics of Wife-Beating

Khawf: Distinguishing Ethical Concerns from Technical Questions

Wifely Nushūz: Why Might a Wife Be Disciplined?

The First Imperative: "Admonish them" (fa-ʿiẓūhunna)

The Second Imperative: "Abandon them in beds" (wa-hjurūhunna fī al-maḍājiʿ)

The Third Imperative: "Hit them" (wa-ḍribūhunna)

3 The Legal Boundaries of Marital Discipline

The Ḥanafīs: Protecting a Husband's Authority

The Mālikīs: Suspecting Power

The Shāfiʿīs: Reconciling the Prophet with God

The Ḥanbalīs: An Argument from Silence

Part II Restoring Authority in the Living Community

4 Asserting Authority, Enriching Tradition

Traditionalists: Defending Tradition from Modern Heresies

Neo-Traditionalists: Clinging to Pre-Colonial Plain-Sense Interpretations

Progressives: Entertaining New Plain-Sense Meanings

Reformists: Shifting Authority, Making a New Tradition

5 Submissive Texts and Idealized Cosmologies

The Qurʾān: A Pliable Text

A Versatile Prophet: Muḥammad Models for Conflicting Visions of Islam

APPENDIX

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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ISBN:

9780191669897 : (ebk : OxfordScholarship)

OCLC:

873805718