Speaking in God's name : Islamic law, authority and women /
Khaled Abou El Fadl
- Oxford, England : Oneworld, c2001
- xiii, 361 p. ; 23 cm.
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.