Spousal Violence against Women in the Context of Marital Inequality: Perspectives of Pakistani Religious Leaders
Spousal violence against women is a controversial issue in Pakistan. Some religious leaders argue that “mild wife-beating” is permissible in exceptional circumstances to discipline the wife and protect the institution of the family. Some conservative religious leaders also argue that the husband has...
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| author | Rubeena Zakar Muhammad Zakria Zakar Alexander Krämer |
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| description | Spousal violence against women is a controversial issue in Pakistan. Some religious leaders argue that “mild wife-beating” is permissible in exceptional circumstances to discipline the wife and protect the institution of the family. Some conservative religious leaders also argue that the husband has a superior and authoritative position in marital relations. This highly contested and sensitive issue acquires religious overtones and the scientific community seems reluctant to investigate it. Based on fourteen in-depth interviews, this article documents the views and opinions of religious leaders in Lahore, Pakistan, concerning spousal violence within the context of marital inequality. Rather than debating the position of Islam on spousal violence, the paper explores the minds of religious leaders who greatly influence the views of the general public. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-417f389812764cfcab5920639f14c3f12022-12-22T01:24:21ZengUniversity of BielefeldInternational Journal of Conflict and Violence1864-13852011-10-015210.4119/ijcv-2879Spousal Violence against Women in the Context of Marital Inequality: Perspectives of Pakistani Religious LeadersRubeena Zakar0Muhammad Zakria Zakar1Alexander Krämer2Department of Public Health Medicine, School of Public Health, Bielefeld UniversityInstitute of Social and Cultural Studies, University of the Punjab, LahoreDepartment of Public Health Medicine, School of Public Health, Bielefeld UniversitySpousal violence against women is a controversial issue in Pakistan. Some religious leaders argue that “mild wife-beating” is permissible in exceptional circumstances to discipline the wife and protect the institution of the family. Some conservative religious leaders also argue that the husband has a superior and authoritative position in marital relations. This highly contested and sensitive issue acquires religious overtones and the scientific community seems reluctant to investigate it. Based on fourteen in-depth interviews, this article documents the views and opinions of religious leaders in Lahore, Pakistan, concerning spousal violence within the context of marital inequality. Rather than debating the position of Islam on spousal violence, the paper explores the minds of religious leaders who greatly influence the views of the general public.https://www.ijcv.org/index.php/ijcv/article/view/2879 |
| spellingShingle | Rubeena Zakar Muhammad Zakria Zakar Alexander Krämer Spousal Violence against Women in the Context of Marital Inequality: Perspectives of Pakistani Religious Leaders International Journal of Conflict and Violence |
| title | Spousal Violence against Women in the Context of Marital Inequality: Perspectives of Pakistani Religious Leaders |
| title_full | Spousal Violence against Women in the Context of Marital Inequality: Perspectives of Pakistani Religious Leaders |
| title_fullStr | Spousal Violence against Women in the Context of Marital Inequality: Perspectives of Pakistani Religious Leaders |
| title_full_unstemmed | Spousal Violence against Women in the Context of Marital Inequality: Perspectives of Pakistani Religious Leaders |
| title_short | Spousal Violence against Women in the Context of Marital Inequality: Perspectives of Pakistani Religious Leaders |
| title_sort | spousal violence against women in the context of marital inequality perspectives of pakistani religious leaders |
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