theorizing conflicts between women's rights and cultural traditions Joffe, Lisa Fishbayn. Neil, Sylvia. ebrary, Inc text bibliography Electronic books. mau Waltham, Mass Brandeis University Press 2013 monographic eng

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xxxvi, 308 p. Introduction : theorizing conflicts between women's rights and religious laws / Lisa Fishbayn Joffe -- Principles or compromises : accommodating gender equality and religious freedom in multicultural societies / Martha Minow -- Privatizing diversity : a cautionary tale from religious arbitration in family law / Ayelet Shachar -- Marriage pluralism, family law jurisdiction, and sex equality in the united states / Linda C. McClain -- From religious "right" to civil "wrong" : using Israeli tort law to unravel the knots of gender, equality, and Jewish divorce / Susan Weiss -- Flirting with god in western secular courts : mahr in the west / Pascale Fournier -- Muslim family law in South Africa : conflating the right to religion with the privileging of religion? / Rashida Manjoo -- Recognition of polygamous marriages in the new South Africa / Likhapha Mbatha and Lisa Fishbayn Joffe -- Women, resources, and changing the religious system: a case study of the orthodox Jewish wedding ritual / Irit Koren -- The yoetzet halakhah : avoiding conflict while instituting change / Michal Roness -- The temple of women initiates project: a framework for culturally meaningful feminist expression in rural areas / Fatou Kin� Camara. edited by Lisa Fishbayn Joffe and Sylvia Neil. Includes bibliographical references and index. Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2013. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. f-sa--- Domestic relations Legal polycentricity Jews Legal status, laws, etc Muslims Legal status, laws, etc Customary law Domestic relations South Africa K670 .G435 2013eb 346.01/5 http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10635017 http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10635017 CaPaEBR 120321 ebr10635017