Shari'a councils and Muslim women in Britain : : rethinking the role of power and authority / / by Tanya Walker.
The public debate on Shariʿa councils in Britain has been heavily influenced by the assumption that the councils exist as religious authorities and that those who use them exercise their right to religious freedom. In Shariʿa Councils and Muslim Women in Britain Tanya Walker draws on extensive field...
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Superior document: | Muslim Minorities, Volume 22 |
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Place / Publishing House: | Leiden, Netherlands : : Brill,, 2017. ©2017 |
Year of Publication: | 2017 |
Language: | English |
Series: | Muslim minorities ;
Volume 22. |
Physical Description: | 1 online resource (230 pages). |
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Table of Contents:
- Preliminary Material
- Introduction
- The Shariʿa Councils, the Women and Some Methodological Concerns
- The Question of Authority
- The Women in Context: The Web of Power
- Tactics of Power
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index.