Gender hierarchy in the Qurʼān : medieval interpretations, modern responses /
Karen Bauer.
- Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2015
- xi, 308 pages 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
"This book explores how medieval and modern Muslim religious scholars ('ulamā') interpret gender roles in Qur'ā;nic verses on legal testimony, marriage, and human creation. Citing these verses, medieval scholars developed increasingly complex laws and int