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Speaking in God's name : Islamic law, authority and women / Khaled Abou El Fadl

By: Abou El Fadl, Khaled, 1963-.
Publisher: Oxford, England : Oneworld, c2001Description: xiii, 361 p. ; 23 cm.ISBN: 1851682627.Subject(s): Women -- Legal status, laws, etc. (Islamic law)DDC classification: 346.0134
Contents:
Preface. - 1. Induction. - 2. The authoritative. - 3. A summary transition. - 4. The text and authority. - 5. The construction of the authoritarian. - 6. The anatomy of authoritarian discourses. - 7. Faith-based assumptions and determinations demeaning to women. - Conclusion: Resisting the authoritarian while searching for the moral. - Appendix: Translated legal opinions by C.R.L.O. jurists. - Glossary of terms. - Bibliography. - Index.
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Preface. - 1. Induction. - 2. The authoritative. - 3. A summary transition. - 4. The text and authority. - 5. The construction of the authoritarian. - 6. The anatomy of authoritarian discourses. - 7. Faith-based assumptions and determinations demeaning to women. - Conclusion: Resisting the authoritarian while searching for the moral. - Appendix: Translated legal opinions by C.R.L.O. jurists. - Glossary of terms. - Bibliography. - Index.