02970cam a2200349 i 4500 19252173 BD-DhUL 20191027145052.0 160620s2017 enk b 001 0 eng 2016025003 9781138123137 (hardback) 9781315649016 (ebook) DGU/DLC eng DGU rda DLC pcc KBP526.32.J35 A38 2017 342.16708 23 JAW Jalajel, David Solomon. Women and leadership in Islamic law : a critical analysis of classical legal texts / David Solomon Jalajel. London ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2017. xi, 320 p. ; 24 cm. GBP 99.00 Culture and civilization in the Middle East ; 53 Bibliography: p. [308] -316. Includes index. Legal Theory : ideological and methodological justifications -- Gender : cultural and social justifications -- Rulings and arguments : the law justifying itself. Islamic law has traditionally prohibited women from being prayer leaders and heads of state. A small number of Muslims today are beginning to challenge this stance, but they face considerable opposition from the broader Muslim community. Women and Leadership in Islamic Law examines the assumption within much existing feminist scholarship that the patriarchal nature of pre-Islamic and early Muslim Near Eastern Society is the primary reason for the development of Islamic legal rulings prohibiting women from leadership positions. It claims that the evolution of Islamic law was a complex process, shaped by numerous cultural, historical, political and social factors, as well as scriptural sources whose importance cannot be dismissed. Therefore, the book critically examines a broad survey of legal works from the four canonical Sunni schools of law to determine the factors that influenced the development of the legal rulings prohibiting women from assuming various leadership roles. The passages that elaborate rulings about women's leadership are presented in translation as an appendix to the research, and are then subjected to a variety of critical analyses to identify the reasons, influences, and assumptions underlying those rulings. This is the first time works of all four schools of law have been subjected to this kind of analysis for the express purpose of determining the extent to which gender attitudes have influenced and determined the rulings. This book will therefore be a vital resource for students and scholars of Islamic Studies, Religious Studies and Gender Studies. Women Islamic law. Women Leadership. Leadership Religious aspects Islam. 7 cbc orignew 1 ecip 20 y-gencatlg ddc BK DGU xg08 2016-08-29 (ready to shelflist) xg13 2017-01-25 1 copy rec'd., to CIP ver. xg00 2017-02-13 LOGOUT 250560 250560 0 0 ddc 0 342_167080000000000_JAW 0 NFIC 381470 DUL DUL GEN 2019-04-30 Purchased 342.16708 JAW 515143 2019-10-27 1 2019-10-27 BK Islamic History & Culture. 0 0 ddc 0 342_167080000000000_JAW 0 NFIC 381471 DUL DUL GEN 2019-04-30 Purchased 342.16708 JAW 515144 2019-10-27 2 2019-10-27 BK Islamic History & Culture.