Domestic violence and the Islamic tradition / Ayesha S. Chaudhry.

A frank, personal investigation into the contentious issue of marital violence within Islamic law. Drawing heavily on the author's own experience, the book explores the attempt to reconcile a tradition of patriarchal authority with egalitarian values. The book presents an insightful and provoca...

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Online Access:	Full Text (via Oxford Scholarship Online)
Main Author:	Chaudhry, Ayesha S. (Author)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2014.
Series:	Oxford Islamic legal studies.
Subjects:	Family violence (Islamic law) Women (Islamic law) Qurʼan > Evidences, authority, etc. Islamic ethics.