The Concept of Honor and its Reflection in the Iranian Penal Code
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12957474 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Irene Schneider (0000-0003-3019-9762, University of Göttingen, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2012 |
| Volume | 5 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 43-57 |
| Publication date | 2012-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Persianate Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1874-7094 • E-ISSN: 1874-7167 |
| Publisher | Brill (PUBLISHER • NL) |
| DOI | 10.1163/18747167-12341237 |
| OpenAlex | W2078918227 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 9 |
Honor is an extremely complex social and symbolic concept and a sensitive issue that has generated considerable legal and intellectual discussion in the Islamic world up to the present. The so-called ‘honor killing’ violates the principle of human rights. In this article the focus is on sexual honor and the understanding of the concept of honor and honor killing in the Iranian Penal Code of 1997, according to which a husband can kill his wife and her lover if he finds them committing an adulterous sexual act ( zenāʾ ). The questions asked are: How are honor killings described or dealt with in the Iranian Penal Code (IPC)? Are honor killings rooted in the Shiʿi jurisprudence ( feqh ) or custom ( ʿorf )
Code (set theory · Criminology · Honor · Islam · Jurisprudence · Political science · Sociology · Theology · Wife · Computer Science · Islamic Studies and History · Law · Philosophy · Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and Political Violence · Torture, Ethics, and Law
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2025 - 2025 (1) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |