Women in Islam and the Middle East A Reader

Name: Women in Islam and the Middle East A Reader
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ISBN: 9781845113858

ISBN-10: 1845113853

ISBN-13: 9781845113858

Edition: 2008

Authors: Ruth Roded

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Much of the lively and often heated debate on the role of women in Islam and Middle Eastern society is grounded in different readings of the primary Arabic, Persian, Turkish and other sources and historical precedents. These key texts remain inaccessible to English-speaking readers.Women in Islam and the Middle Eastfills this gap by gathering material concerning women in Islam from a wide range of sources, dating from the early Islamic period to the present day. The readings cover various aspects of women's experience: legal, domestic, political, religious and cultural, and are accompanied by introductions that explain the background of each source and discuss some of the questions raised.…

Book details

List price: $29.95
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: I. B. Tauris & Company, Limited
Publication date: 10/24/2007
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 312
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.25" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 0.946
Language: English



The Foundations of Islam


Early Islamic History


Women as Sources, Actors and Subjects of Islamic Law


Women's Roles in Medieval Society


Twentieth-Century Vicissitudes


The Foundations of Islam


Early Islamic History


Women as Sources, Actors and Subjects of Islamic Law


Women's Roles in Medieval Society


Twentieth-Century Vicissitudes