Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Acknowledgments vii
4. Introduction 1
5. ONE Domestic Labor in the Literature of Zuhd (Renunciation) and in Early Mālikī Texts 39
6. TWO Falsafa and Fiqh in the Writings of al-Māwardī 82
7. THREE Legal and Ethical Obligation in the Mabsūṭ of al-Sarakhsī 121
8. FOUR Marriage Reimagined The Work of Ibn Qudāma and Ibn Taymīya 160
9. Conclusion 196
10. Notes 219
11. Bibliography 279
12. Index 299