classical Islamic ethics of the self, family, and society /
Zahra Ayubi
New York :
Columbia University Press,
[2019]
1 online resource (xii, 349 pages) :
illustrations
Includes bibliographical references and index
Intro; Table of Contents; List of Figures and Tables; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. Epistemology and Gender Analytics of Islamic Ethics; 2. Gendered Metaphysics, Perfection, and Power of the (Hu)man's Soul; 3. Ethics of Marriage and the Domestic Economy; 4. Homosocial Masculinity and Societal Ethics; Conclusion: Prolegomenon to Feminist Philosophy of Islam; Glossary of Persian and Arabic Terms; Notes; Bibliography; Index
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In Gendered Morality, Zahra Ayubi rethinks the tradition of Islamic philosophical ethics from a feminist critical perspective. She calls for a philosophical turn in the study of gender in Islam based on resources for gender equality that are unlocked by feminist engagement with the Islamic ethical tradition