Social and gender inequality in Oman : the power of religious and political tradition / Khalid M. Al-Azri.
Material type: TextSeries: Durham modern Middle East and Islamic world series ; 26.Publication details: New York : Routledge, ©2013.Description: xx, 200 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9780415672412 (hardback)
- 0415672414 (hardback)
- 9781138816794 (paperback)
- 1138816795 (paperback)
- 305.4095353 23
- HQ1731 .A64 2013
- SOC008000
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 173-190) and index.
'Doing gender' in uncharted territory -- Omani contexts : shaping of the Al Saʻid policy -- Islamic law : conceptual framework of the study -- The scholarly debate on kafaʼa and socio-economic change -- Change and conflict : kafaʼa in marriage in contemporary Omani society -- One or three? Talaq and triple talaq at one time : pre-modern Islamic argument and modern practice -- The dlemma of talaq in Oman -- Arrested development : the Omani state and the question of cultural identity -- Gender, tribe and religion in post-1970 Oman -- A time of uncertainty.
"Looking at the social, political and legal changes in Oman since 1970, this book challenges the Islamic and tribal traditional cultural norms relating to marriage, divorce and women's rights which guide social and legal practice in the modern Omani state. The book argues that despite the establishment of legal instruments guaranteeing equality for all citizens, the fact that the state depends upon Islamic and tribal elites for its legitimacy invalidates these guarantees in practice. Two particular features of the legal and cultural regulation of marriage and marital rights are focused on--the perceived requirement for kafa'a or equality in marriage between so called high and low socio-economic status peoples is examined, and the institution of talaq, which grants greater rights to men than to women in appeals for divorce. This book addresses highly complex subjects with great rigor, in terms of empirical research and engagement with theory, sociological and political as well as theological and legal. It is an interesting investigation of the divisions of authority between the state, Islam and tribal norms, highlighting barriers to reform in both Oman and wider Islamic society, and advocating the removal of such obstacles"-- Provided by publisher.
"Looking at the social, political and legal changes in Oman since 1970, this book challenges the Islamic and tribal traditional cultural norms relating to marriage, divorce and women's rights which guide social and legal practice in the modern Omani state"-- Provided by publisher.