“Benevolent Patriarchy”: Palestinian Women between “Ideal” and “Reality”
In this article polygyny is used to illustrate how the ideal of benevolent patriarchy and the “good” Muslim man as the benevolent patriarch tends to create a discrepancy between the legal and the moral in Islamic legislation as well as in Islamic discourse. The study is based on fieldwork in the Wes...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Taylor & Francis
[2013]
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Islam and Christian-Muslim relations
Year: 2013, Volume: 24, Issue: 3, Pages: 333-347 |
IxTheo Classification: | AD Sociology of religion; religious policy BJ Islam KBL Near East and North Africa TK Recent history |
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Islam
B polygyny B Islamic legislation B personal status law B Sharia B Muslim Women B Palestine |
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