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Gender hierarchy in the Qur'an : medieval interpretations, modern responses / Karen Bauer.
Publisher: New York : Cambridge University Press, 2015Description: xi, 308 pages : illustrations ; 23 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9781107041523
| Item type | Current library | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AM | PERPUSTAKAAN TUN SERI LANANG | PERPUSTAKAAN TUN SERI LANANG KOLEKSI ISLAM-P. TUN SERI LANANG (ARAS 4) | - | BP134.S49B38 ki (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 00002155634 |
'This book explores how medieval and modern Muslim religious scholars ('ulama') interpret gender roles in Qur'anic verses on legal testimony, marriage, and human creation. Citing these verses, medieval scholars developed increasingly complex laws and interpretations upholding a male-dominated gender hierarchy; aspects of their interpretations influence religious norms and state laws in Muslim-majority countries
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