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It is widely held today that classical Islamic law denies that wives have any obligation to do housework. Marion Holmes Katz offers a new account of debates on wives' domestic labor that recasts the historical relationship between Islamic law and ethics.
List of contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction
1. Domestic Labor in the Literature of
Zuhd (Renunciation) and in Early M¿lik¿ Texts
2.
Falsafa and
Fiqh in the Writings of al-M¿ward¿
3. Legal and Ethical Obligation in the
Mabs¿¿ of al-Sarakhs¿
4. Marriage Reimagined: The Work of Ibn Qud¿ma and Ibn Taym¿ya
Conclusion
Notes
Bibliography
Index
About the author
Marion Holmes Katz is a professor of Middle Eastern and Islamic studies at New York University. Her books include
The Birth of the Prophet Muhammad: Devotional Piety in Sunni Islam (2007),
Prayer in Islamic Thought and Practice (2013), and
Women in the Mosque: A History of Legal Thought and Social Practice (Columbia, 2014).
Summary
It is widely held today that classical Islamic law denies that wives have any obligation to do housework. Marion Holmes Katz offers a new account of debates on wives’ domestic labor that recasts the historical relationship between Islamic law and ethics.
