Women and gender in Islam : historical roots of a modern debate /
By: Ahmed, Leila
Material type: BookPublisher: New Haven : Yale University Press, c1992.Edition: New ed.Description: viii, 296 p. : ; 24 cm.ISBN: 9780300055832Subject(s): Women -- Arab countries -- Social conditions | Sexism -- Arab countries -- History | Muslim women -- Attitudes | Feminism -- Arab countries
Summary:
This book presents an historical overview of women and gender in Islam. It is written from a feminist perspective, using the analytic tools of contemporary gender studies. The results of its investigations cast new light on the issues covered.
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REGULAR | University of Wollongong in Dubai Islamic Collection | 305.486971 AH WO (Browse shelf) | Available | T0031636 | ||
REGULAR | University of Wollongong in Dubai Islamic Collection | 305.486971 AH WO (Browse shelf) | Available | T0031592 |
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305.486970941 JO MU Muslim women and power : | 305.48697094281 NA AL Alternative performativity of Muslimness : | 305.48697095492 AL PE Perceptions of self, power, & gender among Muslim women : | 305.486971 AH WO Women and gender in Islam : historical roots of a modern debate / | 305.486971 AH WO Women and gender in Islam : historical roots of a modern debate / | 305.486971 VA LU Values and perceptions of the Islamic and Middle Eastern publics / | 305.6095609021 LE NO Non-Muslims in the early Islamic Empire : from surrender to coexistence / |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
This book presents an historical overview of women and gender in Islam. It is written from a feminist perspective, using the analytic tools of contemporary gender studies. The results of its investigations cast new light on the issues covered.