Sexual Violation in Islamic Law

Erscheinungsjahr 2016
ISBN: 978-1-107-09424-6
Verlag: Cambridge University Press

Buch, Englisch, 200 Seiten, Format (B × H): 157 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 618 g

Reihe: Cambridge Studies in Islamic Civilization

This book provides a detailed analysis of Islamic juristic writings on the topic of rape and argues that classical Islamic jurisprudence contained nuanced, substantially divergent doctrines of sexual violation as a punishable crime. The work centers on legal discourses of the first six centuries of Islam, the period during which these discourses reached their classical forms, and chronicles the juristic conflict over whether or not to provide monetary compensation to victims. Along with tracing the emergence and development of this conflict over time, Hina Azam explains evidentiary ramifications of each of the two competing positions, which are examined through debates between the H?anafi¯ and Ma¯liki¯ schools of law. This study examines several critical themes in Islamic law, such as the relationship between sexuality and property, the tension between divine rights and personal rights in sex crimes, and justifications of victim's rights afforded by the two competing doctrines.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Azam, Hina

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Naher & Mittlerer Osten
• Geisteswissenschaften Islam & Islamische Studien Islamisches Recht
• Geisteswissenschaften Islam & Islamische Studien Islam & Islamische Studien
• Rechtswissenschaften Ausländisches Recht Islamisches Recht

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction; 1. Sexual violation in the Late Antique Near East; 2. Tracing rape in early Islamic law; 3. Rape as a property crime - the Ma¯liki¯ approach; 4. Rape as a moral transgression - the H?anafi¯ approach; 5. Proving rape in H?anafi¯ law - substance, evidence, procedure; 6. Proving rape in Ma¯liki¯ law - evidence, procedure, penalty; Conclusion.

Über Autor(innen)

Azam, Hina
Hina Azam is an Assistant Professor of Middle Eastern Studies at the University of Texas, Austin. She has published articles in the Journal of Law and Religion, the Journal of Middle East Women's Studies, and Comparative Islamic Studies. She has contributed to the edited volumes Feminism, Law, and Religion and A Jihad for Justice: Honoring the Work and Life of Amina Wadud, as well as to The Oxford Encyclopedia of Islam and Law.