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Drawing on both religious and secular sources, this challenging book argues that divinely ordained law is frequently misinterpreted by Muslim authorities at the expense of certain groups, including women. Khaled Abou El Fadl cites a series of injustices in Islamic society and ultimately proposes a return to the original ethics at the heart of the Muslim legal system.

Table of Contents
1. Induction 9
2. The authoritative 9
3. A Summary transition 86
4. The text and authority 96
5. The construction of the authoritarian 141
6. The anatomy of authoritarian discourses 170
7. Faith-based assumptions and determinations demeaning to women.
Conclusion: resisting the authoritarian while searching for the moral 264

Speaking in God's Name: Islamic Law, Authority and Women

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    Publisher: Oneworld Publications
    Publication Date: 27/08/2001
    ISBN13: 9781851682621, 978-1851682621
    ISBN10: 1851682627
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    Systems of law: Islamic law

    Description

    Book Synopsis
    Drawing on both religious and secular sources, this challenging book argues that divinely ordained law is frequently misinterpreted by Muslim authorities at the expense of certain groups, including women. Khaled Abou El Fadl cites a series of injustices in Islamic society and ultimately proposes a return to the original ethics at the heart of the Muslim legal system.

    Table of Contents
    1. Induction 9
    2. The authoritative 9
    3. A Summary transition 86
    4. The text and authority 96
    5. The construction of the authoritarian 141
    6. The anatomy of authoritarian discourses 170
    7. Faith-based assumptions and determinations demeaning to women.
    Conclusion: resisting the authoritarian while searching for the moral 264

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