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" Contesting justice "
/ Ahmed E. Souaiaia
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The Center of European Languages of Qom(Ale Beit Publications)
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Document Type
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BL
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Record Number
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276
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b10146
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Language of Document
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English
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Main Entry
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Souaiaia, Ahmed E
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Title & Author
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Contesting justice:women, Islam, law, and society/ Ahmed E. Souaiaia
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Publication Statement
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Albany: State University of New York Press,, c2008.
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Page. NO
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xiv, 195 p.: ill. ; 24 cm.
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ISBN
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9780791473979(hardcover : alk.paper)
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Print
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Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [177]-190) and index.
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Contents
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Legal absolutism and ethical relativism -- To know or not to know : the basis of acts -- Cognition through models and paradigms -- The domain of ethics and the law -- Chronology of Islamic thought -- Ethics, morality, and the law -- Determining God's position -- Core and marginal sanctions -- Emotion and law in the Qurغضanic discourse -- Threats, incentives, and piety -- Crime and punishment -- Basis for the practice of polygamy -- On the methodological and historical assumptions -- Methodological and disciplinary precedence -- Polygamy in the historical context -- The philology of polygamy -- Women in Islamic law of inheritance -- The Qurغضanic and interpretive dichotomy -- The legal and exegetical treatment of the verses on inheritance -- Women, justice, and interpretation : the principle of Awl -- Explicitness, consensus, and interpretation -- Shares and heirs per blind survey -- Description of data collection -- Explanation and interpretation of data -- Women in modern times -- Discussion: Linking polygamy and inheritance : disadvantaging women by the numbers -- Discussing the status of women -- Other contested perspectives -- Bespoke justice versus tyranny of majoritism -- Inclusion and exclusion of women.
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Islamic lawPhilosophy
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Islamic lawMethodology
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QurضanHermeneutics
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Polygamy (Islamic law)
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Women (Islamic law)
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Islamic lawSocial aspects
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Dewey Classification
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340.5.9
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LC Classification
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KBP50.S68 2008
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