Honour, Violence, Women and Islam

Synopsis

Why are honour killings and honour-related violence (HRV) so important to understand? What do such crimes represent? And how does HRV fit in with Western views and perceptions of Islam? This distinctively comparative collection examines the concept of HRV against women in general and Muslim women in particular. The issue of HRV has become a sensitive subject in many South Asian and Middle Eastern countries and it has received the growing attention of the media, human rights groups and academics around the globe. However, the issue has yet to receive detailed academic study in the United Kingdom, particularly in terms of both legal and sociological research. This collection sets out the theoretical and ethical parameters of the study of HRV in order to address this intellectual vacuum in a socio-legal context. The key objectives of this book are: to construct, and to develop further, a theory of HRV; to rationalise and characterise the different forms of HRV; to investigate the role of religion, race and class in society within this context, in particular, the role of Islam; to scrutinise the role of the civil/criminal law/justice systems in preventing these crimes; and to inform public policy-makers of the potential policies that may be employed in combating HRV.

Copyright:

2010

Book Details

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Publisher Quality

ISBN-13:

9781136938108

Related ISBNs:

9780203846988, 9780415697798, 9780415565424, 9780415697798, 9780415565424

Publisher:

Taylor and Francis

Date of Addition:

03/22/20

Copyrighted By:

editorial matter and selection Mohammad Mazher Idriss and Tahir Abbas

Adult content:

No

Language:

English

Has Image Descriptions:

No

Categories:

Nonfiction, Religion and Spirituality, Social Studies, Law, Legal Issues and Ethics, Sociology

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Edited by:

Mohammad Mazher Idriss

Edited by:

Tahir Abbas