Feminism And Islam: Legal And Literary Perspectives - Brossura

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ISBN 10: 0863722156 ISBN 13: 9780863722158

Casa editrice: Ithaca, 1996

Riassunto

In an age when Western feminism is constantly undergoing redefinition, this reprint offers, to the worldwide debate, sixteen authoritative contributions from the surprising setting of Muslim countries. These studies address the feminist modes of expression in relation to, or as a challenge to, Islamic laws and traditions. The book shows how women have become more actively involved not only in learning their rights under the shari'a, but in rereading the law in order to improve their status and their fight to gain more equality and freedom. As the book illustrates, this is an age in which we will see an increasing number of women scholars in Islamic law. The first Saudi Arabian woman to earn a doctorate degree from the University of Oxford, the author has been lecturing extensively in Europe and the USA on Middle Eastern life.

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Recensione:

'the fusion of ... the legal and the literary, has a way of forcefully opening one's eyes to some of the horrendous realities that some women face daily in the Muslim world' Middle East 'a highly recommended read' East Magazine 

L'autore:

The first Saudi Arabian woman to ean a docorate from Oxford, Mai Yamani is Research associate at the Center of Ixlamic and Middle Eastern law at the School of oriental and African Studies of the University of London.

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Ithaca
• Data di pubblicazione: 1996
• ISBN 10: 0863722156
• ISBN 13: 9780863722158
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 400
• Redattore: Yamani Mai