Feminism, law and religion / edited by Marie A. Failinger, Elizabeth R. Schiltz, and Susan J. Stabile. - xxviii, 412 pages ; 24 cm. - Gender in law, culture and society . - Gender in law, culture, and society. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

A contemporary Catholic theory of complementarity / Deconstructing equality in religion / The Catholic Church and women : the divergence between what is said and what is heard / What is the matter with Antigone? / Privatizing diversity : a cautionary tale from religious arbitration in family law / From third wave to third generation : feminism, faith, and human rights / A meditation on mahr, modernity, and Muslim marriage contract law / Co-creating the family : a Lutheran view of marriage and divorce law / With compassion and lovingkindness : one feminist Buddhist's exploration of feminist domestic violence advocacy / 'Men are the protectors of women' : negotiating marriage, feminism, and (Islamic) law in American Muslim efforts against domestic violence / Why Muslim women are re-interpreting the Quran and re-thinking the Hadith : a transformative scholarship-activism / Modesty disrobed : gendered modesty rules under the monotheistic religions / Jewish law : the case of wifebeating / Naomi Graetz -- Competing approaches to rape in Islamic law / Catholic women and equality : women in the Code of Canon Law / Daughters of the Buddha : the Sakyadhita movement, Buddhist law and the position of Buddhist nuns / Chinese women lawyers and judges as priests / Elizabeth R. Schiltz -- Cheryl B. Preston -- Susan J. Stabile -- Emily Hartigan -- Ayelet Shachar -- M. Christian Green -- Asifa Quraishi-Landes -- Marie A. Failinger -- Deborah J. Cantrell -- Juliane Hammer -- Nimat Hafez Barazangi -- Frances Raday -- Hina Azam -- Sister Sara Butler -- Rebecca Redwood French -- Mary Szto.

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Comparative religious law.
Women--Legal status, laws, etc.
Women and religion.
Feminist jurisprudence.
Women (Canon law)
Women (Islamic law)