“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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Main Author: Roald, Anne Sofie 1954- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Taylor & Francis [2013]
In: 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
Further subjects:B Islam
B polygyny
B Islamic legislation
B personal status law
B Sharia
B Muslim Women
B Palestine
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