LEADER 06423oam 2200769I 450 001 9910818642303321 005 20240131154229.0 010 $a1-136-29580-1 010 $a0-415-53879-3 010 $a1-283-71198-2 010 $a0-203-11558-9 010 $a1-136-29581-X 024 7 $a10.4324/9780203115589 035 $a(CKB)2670000000269348 035 $a(EBL)1046975 035 $a(OCoLC)818114078 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000758609 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12311563 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000758609 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10780998 035 $a(PQKB)11071045 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1046975 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1046975 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10617608 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL402448 035 $a(OCoLC)843112689 035 $a(OCoLC)816046536 035 $a(FINmELB)ELB134683 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000269348 100 $a20180706d2013 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aSocial and gender inequality in Oman $ethe power of religious and political tradition /$fKhalid M. Al-Azri 210 1$aLondon ;$aNew York :$cRoutledge,$d2013. 215 $a1 online resource (225 p.) 225 1 $aDurham modern Middle East and Islamic world series ;$v26 225 0$aDurham modern Middle East and Islamic world series ;$v26 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-138-81679-5 311 $a0-415-67241-4 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aFront Cover; Social and Gender Inequality in Oman; Copyright Page; Contents; Challenges of fieldwork research; List of figures; Preface; Acknowledgments; Notes on transliteration and acknowledgment of publication; 1 'Doing gender' in uncharted territory; Scope of the study; Directions and significance; Approaching the study of gender in Oman; Fieldwork difficulties; Structure of the book; 2 Omani contexts: shaping of the Al Sa'id policy; Introduction: isolation and underdevelopment; The interior of Oman: tribes and religion; The capital and the coast 327 $aPresent society: geography, population and politicsOman: the 1970 'renaissance' and the problem of' backwardness'; Oil and social change; Kafa'a and talaq: overview of the legacies of traditional culture; 3 Islamic law Conceptual framework of the study; Introduction; Islamic law: a brief historical background; Islamic law and the challenge of modernity; Ibadi profile, struggle for survival and equality; Omani society and the challenge of modernity; 4 The scholarly debate on kafa'a and socio-economicchange; Introduction; Historical sketch: the law and socio-economic reality 327 $aKafa'a: definition, justification and applicationKafa'a according to the Hanafis; Kafa'a: the opinion of other Islamic schools; Oman: identities, stigma and kafa'a; Slavery and other influential cultural aspects; Religious discussion and social conflict; 5 Change and conflictKafa'a in marriage in contemporary Omani society; Introduction; Papering over the cracks: the statist unification project after 1970; Kafa'a in the courts: conflict of cultural values; The symbiosis of kafa'a and talaq; Unproductive tension: Basic Law and Personal Status Law 327 $aKafa'a at an impasse: change and resistance to change6 One or three? Talaq and tripletalaq at one time Pre-modern Islamic argumentand modern practice; Introduction; Talaq and its divisions; Proper and wrongful; Revocable and irrevocable; Three or one talaq; Triple talaq and the impact of social change; Three talaq: modern views and social change; 7 The dilemma of talaq in Oman; Introduction; Talaq in society and its implications; The dowry; Spinsterhood; Responsibility and women's nature; First group: the traditionalists; Second group: the reformers; Legal challenge: the case of triple talaq 327 $aResponsibility and women's statusResolving the problems of talaq; Talaq: the state and traditional Omani culture; 8 Arrested developmentThe Omani state and the questionof cultural identity; Introduction; The struggle between the Imama and the Sultanate (1920-1955); War of Dhofar (1962-1970); Theocracy, monarchy, socialism and Oman's modernity; Alliance of necessity: the state and Islam since 1970; The position of the Mufti General of the State; Legitimacy through development: post-1970 discourse; The rise of Islamic discourse and the age of Omani culture 327 $aRenewal of the Imama in the twenty-first century 330 $a"Looking at the social, political and legal changes in Oman since 1970, this book challenges the Islamic and tribal traditional cultural norms relating to marriage, divorce and women's rights which guide social and legal practice in the modern Omani state. The book argues that despite the establishment of legal instruments guaranteeing equality for all citizens, the fact that the state depends upon Islamic and tribal elites for its legitimacy invalidates these guarantees in practice. Two particular features of the legal and cultural regulation of marriage and marital rights are focused on--the perceived requirement for kafa'a or equality in marriage between so called high and low socio-economic status peoples is examined, and the institution of talaq, which grants greater rights to men than to women in appeals for divorce. This book addresses highly complex subjects with great rigor, in terms of empirical research and engagement with theory, sociological and political as well as theological and legal. It is an interesting investigation of the divisions of authority between the state, Islam and tribal norms, highlighting barriers to reform in both Oman and wider Islamic society, and advocating the removal of such obstacles"--$cProvided by publisher. 410 0$aDurham Modern Middle East and Islamic World Series 606 $aWomen$zOman$xSocial conditions 606 $aEquality$zOman 607 $aOman$xSocial conditions 615 0$aWomen$xSocial conditions. 615 0$aEquality 676 $a305.4095353 686 $aSOC008000$2bisacsh 700 $aAl-Azri$b Khalid M.$f1969-,$01657222 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910818642303321 996 $aSocial and gender inequality in Oman$94010520 997 $aUNINA