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Sacralising the patriarchal family in the monotheistic religions: ‘To no form of religion is woman indebted for one impulse of freedom’*

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  30 April 2012

Frances Raday
Frances Raday*
Affiliation:
Haim Striks School of Law, College of Management Academic Studies, Israel**
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Abstract

This article attempts to unravel the universal human rights implications of family law in the three monotheisms – Jewish, Christian and Muslim. At issue is the requirement of gender equality as justice in the family. This requirement is inherent in the human rights agenda, a novel point of departure in political philosophy and antithetical to the patriarchal family sacralised in the monotheistic religions.

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International Journal of Law in Context , Volume 8 , Special Issue 2: Family – An International Affair , June 2012 , pp. 211 - 230
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2012

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Susan B. Anthony.

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