Description |
xv,271 pages : 1 genealogical table,1 map ; 24 cm |
Contents |
Part 1: The foundations of Islam. 1. The Quran: Differing interpretation of the divine word -- 2. The biography of the prophet: women in battle -- 3. Sayings of the prophet: selective quotation -- 4. Shi'i Martyrology: the death of Fatima, daughter of the prophet. Part 2: Early Islamic history. 5. Historical biographies: a royal woman of the Umayyad Dynasty -- 6. Chronicles: mother of Abbasid Caliphs. Part 3: Women as sources, actors and subjects of Islamic law. 7. An early legal compendium: purity, legal competence and property ownership -- 8. The evidence of women: equality in marriage: a legal guide -- 9. Theory of Government: must Viziers and judges be men? Part 4. Women's roles in medieval society. 10. Rules for Kings regarding their wives: dangerous precedents -- 11. Sufi hagiography: devout women -- 12. Medieval learned women -- 13. Women in court: economic transactions -- 14. Property ownership, philanthropy and management: endowment documents -- 15. Islamic views on sexuality -- 16. Folk tales: Juha and his wife; Aisha and her husband. Part 5. Twentieth-century vicissitudes. 17. Historical statistics on education -- 18. Out of the harem: women's autobiographies -- 19. An early public lecture on women's liberation -- 20. The Feminist movement -- 21. The story of a contemporary women mystic -- 22. Neo-Islamic responses: Fatima empowered; a Covenant for Islamic resistance -- 23. Modern poetry: a daughter of the Galilee challenges men |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
Subject |
Islamic literature -- History and criticism.
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Muslim women -- Middle East -- History.
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Women in Islam -- Middle East -- History.
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Author |
Roded, Ruth.
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LC no. |
2001535709 |
ISBN |
1860643086 (cased) |
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1860643094 (paperback) |
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