Women and Islam

1. Auflage 2004
ISBN: 978-0-415-32418-2
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 1420 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 2494 g

Reihe: Critical Concepts in Sociology

This three-volume interdisciplinary collection is of use not only in Middle East studies but also in various other disciplines, including women's studies, political science, religion, cultural studies, sociology of gender and anthropology.
The collection offers the most influential writings in the field by both renowned scholars as well as those by the new generation of scholars of Islam and gender and includes a wide variety of cases from Middle Eastern and Islamic societies. By including case-based articles, the collection highlights the clear links between concepts and theories and actual practices.
Titles also available in this series include, Shamanism (March 2004, 3 volumes, £395) and the forthcoming titles Childhood (2005, 4 volumes, c.£495), Gender (2005, 4 volumes, c.£495) and Knowledge (2005, 4 volumes, c.£495).

Zielgruppe

Postgraduate and Professional

Autoren/Hrsg.

Moghissi, Haideh

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Gruppen/Soziale Themen Gender Studies, Geschlechtersoziologie
• Geisteswissenschaften Islam & Islamische Studien Islam & Islamische Studien

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Volume I 1. Imagining Muslim Women 2. Muslim Laws and Traditions
Part Three: Law of God and Law of State: New Policies, Old Realities
Volume II 1. Women, Sexuality and Sexual Politics in Islamic Cultures 2. Family, Education and Health 3. Women and Paid work and Cultural Conflict 4. Arts and Literature Volume III 1. Stretching the Limits: Women's Struggle for Change in the 2. Women's Movement in Muslim Cultures 3. Perceiving and practicing Islamic Values in Diaspora