Pronouncing and Persevering Gender and the Discourses of Disputing in an African Islamic Court

Name: Pronouncing and Persevering Gender and the Discourses of Disputing in an African Islamic Court
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ISBN: 9780226344645

ISBN-10: 0226344649

ISBN-13: 9780226344645

Edition: 1998

Authors: Susan F. Hirsch

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The title of Susan Hirsch's study of disputes involving Swahili Muslims in coastal Kenya reflects the image of gender relations most commonly associated with Islamic law. Men need only "pronounce" divorce to resolve marital conflicts, while embattled and embittered wives must persevere by silently enduring marital hardships. But Hirsch's observations of Islamic courts uncover how Muslim women actively use legal processes to transform their domestic lives, achieving victories on some fronts but reinforcing their image as subordinate to men through the speech they produce in court.Pronouncing and Persevering focuses closely on the language used in disputes, particularly how men and women…

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List price: $37.00
Copyright year: 1998
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Publication date: 8/15/1998
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 374
Size: 0.66" wide x 0.92" long x 0.09" tall
Weight: 1.144
Language: English



Acknowledgments


Introduction



Legal Processes and the Discursive Construction of Gender



Representations of Swahili Society



Analyzing Talk about Trouble



The Discourses of Marital Disputing



Marital Disputing in Kadhi's Courts



Indexing Gender: Initial Courtroom Narratives



Constructing Audience: Interaction in Cases and Mediations



Portraying Gendered Speakers: Reported Conversations



Pronouncing and Persevering: Ideology and Metalinguistics in Disputes


Conclusion



Glossary



Features of Transcription



Case Summaries



Kiswahili Texts


Notes


References


Index