Gendered morality: classical Islamic ethics of the self, family, and society
Epistemology and gender analytics of Islamic ethics -- Gendered metaphysics, perfection, and power of the (hu)man's soul -- Ethics of marriage and the domestic economy -- Homosocial masculinity and societal ethics -- Prolegomenon to feminist philosophy of Islam.
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York
Columbia University Press
[2019]
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| In: | Year: 2019 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Social ethics
/ Islamic philosophy
/ Gender studies
/ Feminism
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| Further subjects: | B
Social Ethics
Religious aspects
Islam
B Islamic Philosophy B Sex role Religious aspects Islam B Islam Social aspects B Femininity Religious aspects Islam B Masculinity Religious aspects Islam B Marriage Religious aspects Islam B Religion and social status |
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| Summary: | Epistemology and gender analytics of Islamic ethics -- Gendered metaphysics, perfection, and power of the (hu)man's soul -- Ethics of marriage and the domestic economy -- Homosocial masculinity and societal ethics -- Prolegomenon to feminist philosophy of Islam. "Gendered Morality offers a textual-critical examination of gender in Islamic metaphysics and virtue ethics. Through a close reading of how masculinity and femininity are constructed, the book argues that the historically contingent nature of gender hierarchy, characterized as Islamic and ethical, is at odds with the overarching goal of Islamic ethics as earthly justice. Because the book moves beyond the typical Qur'anic and jurisprudence-based discourses about women's status, it makes a lasting contribution to our understanding of gender in the ethical philosophy of Islam"-- |
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| ISBN: | 0231191324 |