Women and Gender in Islam: Historical Roots of a Modern Debate
The author analyzes the historical roots of the current debate about women and Islam by tracing the developments in Islamic discourses on women and gender from the pre-Islamic Middle East to modern times. After describing the gender systems before the rise of Islam, she focuses on those Arab societi...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New Haven/Conn
Yale Univ. Press
1993
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| In: | Year: 1993 |
| Reviews: | Women and Gender in Islam: Historical Roots of a Modern Debate. Leila Ahmed (1993) (Riesebrodt, Martin)
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| Edition: | New ed |
| Further subjects: | B
Gender-specific role
B Social Sciences B Islam B Arab countries B Ideology B Religion B Women's emancipation B Islamic countries B Woman B History |
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| Summary: | The author analyzes the historical roots of the current debate about women and Islam by tracing the developments in Islamic discourses on women and gender from the pre-Islamic Middle East to modern times. After describing the gender systems before the rise of Islam, she focuses on those Arab societies that played an important role in the Islamic discourse on women and gender (Arabia in the beginning of Islam, Iraq, Egypt) and thus shows us the position of women in Islamic society. (DÜI-Sdt) |
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| ISBN: | 0300055838 |