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Illustrations | |
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Preface | |
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Acknowledgments | |
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Introduction | |
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Legal Absolutism and Ethical Relativism | |
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To Know or Not to Know: The Basis of Acts | |
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Cognition through Models and Paradigms | |
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The Domain of Ethics and the Law | |
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Chronology of Islamic Thought | |
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Ethics, Morality, and the Law | |
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Determining God's Position | |
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Core and Marginal Sanctions | |
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Emotion and Law in the Qur'anic Discourse | |
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Threats, Incentives, and Piety | |
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Crime and Punishment | |
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Basis for the Practice of Polygamy | |
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On the Methodological and Historical Assumptions | |
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Methodological and Disciplinary Precedence | |
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Polygamy in the Historical Context | |
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The Philology of Polygamy | |
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Women in Islamic Law of Inheritance | |
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The Qur'&abar;nic and Interpretive Dichotomy | |
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The Legal and Exegetical Treatment of the Verses on Inheritance | |
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Women, Justice, and Interpretation: The Principle of Awl | |
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Explicitnes, Consensus, and Interpretation | |
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Shares and Heirs in the Comparative Context | |
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Shares and Heirs per Blind Survey | |
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Description of Data Collection | |
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Explanation and Interpretation of Data | |
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Women in Modern Times | |
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Discussion | |
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Linking Polygamy and Inheritance: Disadvantaging Women by the Numbers | |
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Discussing the Status of Women | |
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Other Contested Perspectives | |
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Bespoke Justice versus Tyranny of Majoritism | |
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Inclusion and Exclusion of Women | |
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Conclusion | |
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Timeline of Scholars and Major Figures | |
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Glossary of Key Arabic Terms and Their Derivatives | |
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Notes | |
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Bibliography | |
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Index | |