In the house of the law : gender and Islamic law in Ottoman Syria and Palestine / / Judith E. Tucker

• Autore: Tucker Judith E.
• Pubblicazione: Berkeley, CA : , : University of California Press, , [1998]; ©1998
• Edizione: Reprint 2019
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (232 p.)
• Disciplina: 305.42/095691
• Soggetto topico: Women - Legal status, laws, etc - Syria - History; Women - Legal status, laws, etc - Palestine - History; Women (Islamic law); Women - Syria - Social conditions; Women - Palestine - Social conditions
• Soggetto geografico: Turkey History Ottoman Empire, 1288-1918
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- 1. The Law, the Courts, and the Muftis -- 2. With Her Consent: Marriage -- 3. Release Her with Kindness: Divorce -- 4. The Fullness of Affection: Mothering and Fathering -- 5. If She Were Ready for Men: Sexuality and Reproduction -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Glossary -- Bibliography -- Index
• Sommario/riassunto: 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.
• Altri titoli varianti: Gender and Islamic law in Ottoman Syria and Palestine
• Titolo autorizzato: In the house of the law
• ISBN: 0-520-92538-6; 0-585-07938-2
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 996248279003316
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. di Salerno