Shariʿa Councils and Muslim Women in Britain: Rethinking the Role of Power and Authority
Preliminary Material -- Introduction -- The Shariʿa Councils, the Women and Some Methodological Concerns -- The Question of Authority -- The Women in Context: The Web of Power -- Tactics of Power -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index.
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| Τύπος μέσου: | Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Βιβλίο |
| Γλώσσα: | Αγγλικά |
| Υπηρεσία παραγγελιών Subito: | Παραγγείλετε τώρα. |
| Έλεγχος διαθεσιμότητας: | HBZ Gateway |
| WorldCat: | WorldCat |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
| Έκδοση: |
Leiden Boston
Brill
2017
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| Στο/Στη: |
Muslim minorities (22)
Έτος: 2017 |
| Μονογραφική σειρά/Περιοδικό: | Muslim minorities
22 |
| Τυποποιημένες (ακολουθίες) λέξεων-κλειδιών: | B
Großbritannien
/ Μουσουλμάνα (μοτίβο)
/ Ισλάμ (μοτίβο)
/ Νομολογία (μοτίβο)
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| Άλλες λέξεις-κλειδιά: | B
Islamic courts (Great Britain)
B Muslim Women (Great Britain) Social conditions B Muslim Women Legal status, laws, etc (Great Britain) |
| Διαθέσιμο Online: |
Volltext (DOI) Volltext (Publisher) |
| Σύνοψη: | Preliminary Material -- Introduction -- The Shariʿa Councils, the Women and Some Methodological Concerns -- The Question of Authority -- The Women in Context: The Web of Power -- Tactics of Power -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index. The public debate on Shariʿa councils in Britain has been heavily influenced by the assumption that the councils exist as religious authorities and that those who use them exercise their right to religious freedom. In Shariʿa Councils and Muslim Women in Britain Tanya Walker draws on extensive fieldwork from over 100 cases to argue for a radically different understanding of the setting and dynamics of the Shariʿa councils. The analysis highlights the pragmatic manoeuvrings of Muslim women, in pursuit of defined objectives, within limited space – holding in tension both the constraints of particular frameworks of power, and the realities of women’s agency. Despite this needed nuance in a polarised debate however, important questions about the rights of Muslim women remain |
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| Φυσική περιγραφή: | 1 Online-Ressource (VIII, 222 Seiten) |
| ISBN: | 9004331360 |
| Πρόσβαση: | Available to subscribing member institutions only |
| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/9789004331365 |
