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In The House of the Law

In The House of the Law

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SKU:
FBB2873
UPC:
9780520224742, 978-0520224742
Weight:
0.70 LBS
Width:
6.00 (in)
Height:
9.00 (in)
Depth:
0.50 (in)
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Author:
Judith E. Tucker
Media Type:
Paperback
Pages:
232
ISBN:
9780520224742
 
 

In an rewarding new study, Tucker explores the way in which Islamic legal thinkers understood Islam as it related to women and gender roles. In seventeenth and eighteenth century Syria and Palestine, Muslim legal thinkers gave considerable attention to women's roles in society, and Tucker shows how fatwas, or legal opinions, greatly influenced these roles. She challenges prevailing views on Islam and gender, revealing Islamic law to have been more fluid and flexible than previously thought. Although the legal system had a consistent patriarchal orientation, it was modulated by sensitivities to the practical needs of women, men, and children. In her comprehensive overview of a field long neglected by scholars, Tucker deepens our understanding of how societies, including our own, construct gender roles.