Studying Female Islamic Authority
From Top-Down to Bottom-Up Modes of Certification
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12349449 |
|---|---|
| Authors | D Kloos (0000-0003-1063-2581, Royal Netherlands Institute of Southeast Asian and Caribbean Studies, corresponding author), Mirjam Künkler (0000-0002-7737-9245, Swedish Collegium for Advanced Study, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2016 |
| Volume | 40 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 479-490 |
| Publication date | 2016-10-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Asian Studies Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1035-7823 • E-ISSN: 1467-8403 |
| Publisher | Routledge (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/10357823.2016.1227300 |
| OpenAlex | W2529783386 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 17 |
| References cited | 28 |
This article introduces a special issue on female Islamic authority in contemporary Asia. It provides an overview of the literature on religious authority in Islam and briefly lays out which modes of female religious authority have been more accepted than others in the schools of jurisprudence. Based on the articles included in this issue, the introduction makes two chief observations. First, in contrast to the overwhelming consensus among experts of Islamic law that women may serve as muftūn (plural of muftī), in most Muslim-majority societies today women are either seldom found in this role, or where there are muftīyāt (female muftūn), their role is confined to women’s issues. Second, while a growing body of academic studies has drawn attention to the recent phenomenon of state-instituted or -supported programs that train women in Islamic authority, little attention has been paid to the question of how communities react to such programs. The special issue is a call to study female religious authority from the bottom up, in order to better understand why believers, whether men or women, ascribe religious authority to women in some contexts and situations, but overwhelmingly still prefer male religious authority over female, despite the permissiveness for female juristic expertise in Islamic law
Epistemology · Fiqh · Islam · Jurisprudence · Phenomenon · Plural · Political science · Religious Law · Sharia · Sociology · State (computer science · Gender and Women's Rights · Gender Studies · History · Islamic Studies and History · Law · Multiculturalism, Politics, Migration, Gender
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Authoritative Landscapes
The Salience of Gender
Female Religious Authority among Tarbiyah Communities in Contemporary Indonesia
Women's Authority in Patriarchal Social Movements
Relegitimizing Religious Authority
Muslim Women's Religious Leadership
Emerging Religious Authority
Guidance as 'Women's Work
Risky Appearances, Skillful Performances
Experts beyond discourse
On the Islamic authority of the Indonesian state
Rebranding Islam
Making Gender
The Life of Two Mujtahidahs
Authority, Continuity and Change in Islamic Law
Speaking for Islam
Women, Leadership, and Mosques
Debates on Women’s Status as Judges and Witnesses in Post-Formative Islamic Law
Humanizing the Sacred
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Destabilising Male Domination
Transforming the Social Role of Female Religious Professionals in Tajikistan
The Salience of Gender
Models of Achievement
Women, Genealogical Inheritance and Sufi Authority
Relations, Narrations, and Judgments
Muslim Women and the Challenge of Authority
Women Preaching for the Secular State
Al-Huda International
Scholars, Saints, and Sufis
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| Unique citing works | 17 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,7 |
| Citation span | 2016 - 2026 (11) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 17 |