Justice and Beauty in Muslim Marriage - Jana Rumminger, Ziba Mir-Hosseini, Sarah Marsso, Mulki Al-Sharmani

Many contemporary Muslim family laws rest on patriarchal concepts. The time for change is now.The model of marriage constructed in classical Islamic jurisprudence rests on patriarchal ethics that privilege men. This worldview persists in gender norms and family laws in many Muslim contexts, despite reforms introduced over the past few decades. In this volume, a diverse group of scholars explore how egalitarian marital relations can be supported from within Islamic tradition. Brought together by the... Zobrazit více