1.

Record Nr.

UNISALENTO991004141759707536

Autore

Wallace, William A.

Titolo

Prelude to Galileo : essays on medieval and sixteenth-century sources of Galileo's thought / William A. Wallace

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Dordrecht, Holland ; Boston : Reidel Publishing Company, c1981

ISBN

9027712158

Descrizione fisica

xvi, 369 p. ; 23 cm.

Collana

Boston studies in the philosophy of science ; v. 62

Disciplina

501 s

520.902

Soggetti

Astronomia - Storia

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910150344203321

Autore

Jalajel David Solomon

Titolo

Women and leadership in Islamic law : a critical analysis of classical legal texts / / David Solomon Jalajel

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon : , : Routledge, , 2017

©2017

ISBN

1-315-64901-2

1-317-30273-7

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (321 pages)

Collana

Culture and Civilization in the Middle East ; ; 53

Disciplina

342.16708/78

340.59082

Soggetti

Women (Islamic law)

Leadership in women

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

1. Legal theory : ideological and methodological justifications -- 2. Gender : cultural and social justifications -- 3. Rulings and arguments : the law justifying itself.

Sommario/riassunto

Islamic law has traditionally prohibited women from being prayer leaders and heads of state. A small number of Muslims today are beginning to challenge this stance, but they face considerable opposition from the broader Muslim community. Women and Leadership in Islamic Law examines the assumption within much existing feminist scholarship that the patriarchal nature of pre-Islamic and early Muslim Near Eastern Society is the primary reason for the development of Islamic legal rulings prohibiting women from leadership positions. It claims that the evolution of Islamic law was a complex process, shaped by numerous cultural, historical, political and social factors, as well as scriptural sources whose importance cannot be dismissed. Therefore, the book critically examines a broad survey of legal works from the four canonical Sunni schools of law to determine the factors that influenced the development of the legal rulings prohibiting women from assuming various leadership roles. The passages that elaborate rulings about women's leadership are



presented in translation as an appendix to the research, and are then subjected to a variety of critical analyses to identify the reasons, influences, and assumptions underlying those rulings. This is the first time works of all four schools of law have been subjected to this kind of analysis for the express purpose of determining the extent to which gender attitudes have influenced and determined the rulings. This book will therefore be a vital resource for students and scholars of Islamic Studies, Religious Studies and Gender Studies.